Today's Philosophical Nugget

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1778-1830) is often recognized for his exposition on the dialectic method of philosophical inquiry. This little snippet suggests what might be seen as perhaps the core thesis- antithesis at play in human endeavor:

"This is the seal of the absolute and sublime
destiny of man-- that he knows what is good
and what is evil; that his destiny is his very
ability to will either good or evil."