"Any idea is a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize something means to think it."

Jede Vorstellung ist eine Verallgemeinerung, und diese gehört dem Denken an. Etwas allgemein machen, heißt, es denken. ("Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts oder Naturrecht und Staatswissenschaft im Grundrisse", Berlin, 1833, p. 35)

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"Any idea is a universalization, and universalizing is a property of thinking. To universalize something means to think." | "An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think."

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