According to Hegel, consciousness has a certain knowledge of itself. He is certain of his existence. This form of knowledge is immediate and intuitive to the spirit. The conscious spirit is aware of its moral duty. However, she still needs to be convinced of her duty which needs to be universalized and recognized. Furthermore, the knowledge and desire to be certified and/or validated is immediate. This validation is only possible in the context of a community of other selves: other moral agents. The implication of the above notion is that moral duty is not, and cannot be, an individual affair. The concept of duty presupposes a correlative to which the duty is directed. Therefore, the phrase “duty to” derives its full meaning. In other words, service is not possible in an isolated individual facility. It is this notion that, inevitably, leads us to the concept of language. According to Hegel, language is a means of universal recognition. It is also the immediate context in which the spirit realizes its existence. Language is recognized by Hegel as a universal medium because it is in it that the spirit exists in the form of itself and for others. It is through language that the spirit is able to express itself as conscious and universal. Therefore, for Hegel, language denotes the self-consciousness of being there for others. By the expression "language denotes that which exists in itself in a universal way" it is meant that individual expressions are twofold. It is twofold in that the individual utterance is both an object to the individual and to others to whom it is uttered. When individuals speak words, they simply abandon their existence as individual, isolated selves. Furthermore, the individual participates in universal social existence. It puts… in the center of the card… of Thomas Hobbes, the man is brutal. He is at war with other men to gain as much freedom as possible. It has little or no value to other human lives as long as it obtains its selfish gains. This is the type of moral orientation present in the state of nature. It is for reasons of protecting their own freedom that men in the state of nature try to cultivate a different moral orientation. This allows them to make their freedom compatible with the freedom of others. They try to invent a different moral language that will shape their consciences in a new way. They engage in a social contract that leads to a government that safeguards their rights and freedoms. This implies that a sense of duty is now cultivated that was non-existent in their consciousness. They recognize their duty to preserve not only their liberties but also those of their fellow men.