▁From ▁these ▁early ▁transl ations ▁came ▁the ▁criticism ▁that ▁H eg el ▁just ifies ▁author itar ian ▁or ▁even ▁total itar ian ▁forms ▁of ▁government : ▁Giovanni ▁Gent ile , ▁whose ▁thought ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁M uss ol ini , ▁bases ▁his ▁H eg elian ▁rev ival ▁on ▁this ▁point . ▁However , ▁Walter ▁Kauf mann ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁correct ▁translation ▁reads ▁as ▁follows : ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁that ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁state ". ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁state , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁god ly , ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁divine ▁strategy , ▁not ▁a ▁mere ▁product ▁of ▁human ▁ende avor . ▁Kauf mann ▁claims ▁that ▁H eg el ' s ▁original ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁sentence ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁carte ▁blan che ▁for ▁state ▁domin ance ▁and ▁brut ality ▁but ▁merely ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁importance ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Right ▁contains ▁considerable ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Jakob ▁Friedrich ▁F ries , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁H eg el ' s ▁prior ▁work . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁suggestion ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁just ifiable ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁c ensor ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁philosoph ers ▁like ▁F ries ▁and ▁wel coming ▁F ries ' ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁position ▁following ▁F ries ' ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁W art burg ▁Festival . ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁this ▁passage ▁has ▁led ▁to