Niels Ditlev Riegels

thumb|250px|Niels Ditlev Riegels. Black/white reproduction of a painting by Jens Juel. Niels Ditlev Riegels, originally Niels Detlev Regelsen, (1755 in Solstedgaard - 24 August 1802) was a Danish historian, spy, and social critic of the Enlightenment school. Quotes The despair, concentrated at the beginning of the 18th century, did not erupt until its end, but then it erupted violently and terrifyingly. On the French Revolution, Udkast til Fierde Friderichs Historie, bind 1, 1795, s. 46 Who can deny that absolute power requires a high degree of wisdom and masculine justice in order to be used and enjoyed justly and lovingly, to the point that man seems to have been created too weak to bear it Forsøg til Femte Christians Historie, 1792, s. 4 History has shown that of all human beings, none have been more subject to whims than unruly rulers; for while those who surround the thrones create, establish, and control the whims of rulers, they control the people through them. Forsøg til Femte Christians Historie, 1792, s. 4 External links Assorted writings of Niels Ditlev Riegels at Danish Wikisource Category:Historians from Denmark Category:Journalists from Denmark Category:1755 births Category:1802 deaths Category:Spies Category:Social critics