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Bernard Bosanquet Quotes

Bernard Bosanquet was a British philosopher and one of the central figures of British absolute idealism, alongside F. H. The quotes below are attributed to Bernard Bosanquet, organized by topic.

Bernard Bosanquet on Love

  • Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:

    “We are most ourselves when we are most united with the lives of others.”

Bernard Bosanquet on Politics

  • Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:

    “The state is the moral organism of the community.”

  • Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:

    “The individual finds himself in the state.”

Bernard Bosanquet on Truth

  • Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:

    “Logic is the spirit of the whole.”

  • Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:

    “Beauty is the body of truth.”