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Quotation from Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant
“Seek ye first the kingdom of pure practical reason and its righteousness, and the object of your endeavour, the blessing of perpetual peace, will be added unto you.”
Perpetual Peace, Appendix I, trans. Mary Campbell Smith
Kant adapts the words of Matthew 6:33 to state that politics should begin from principles of right rather than calculations of advantage.
Citation: "Seek ye first the kingdom of pure practical reason and its righteousness, and the object of your endeavour, the blessing of perpetual peace, will be added unto you." — Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace, Appendix I, trans. Mary Campbell Smith. (id kant-perpetual-peace-q7)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
