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This, however, does not happen when a modern State lays claim to such hearty gratitude because it renders such chivalrous service to German culture and art: for in this regard its past is as ignominious as its present, as a proof of which we have but to think of the manner in which the memory of our great poets and artists is celebrated in German cities, and how the highest objects of these German masters are supported on the part of the State. THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN A MODERN STATE LAYS CLAIM TO SUCH HEARTY GRATITUDE BECAUSE IT RENDERS SUCH CHIVALROUS SERVICE TO GERMAN CULTURE AND ART FOR IN THIS REGARD ITS PAST IS AS IGNOMINOUS AS ITS PRESENCE AS A PROOF OF WHICH WE HAVE BUT TO THINK OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MEMORY OF OUR GREAT POETS AND ARTISTS IS CELEBRATED IN GERMAN CITIES AND HOW THE HIGHEST OBJECTS OF THESE GERMAN MASTERS ARE SUPPORTED ON PART OF THE STATE
uld not hobble along on one leg only. For, indeed, the ancient State emphatically did not share the utilitarian point of view of recognising as culture only what was directly useful to the State itself, and was far from wishing to destroy those impulses which did not seem to be immediately applicable. For this very reason the profound Greek had for the State that strong feeling of admiration and thankfulness which is so distasteful to modern men; because he clearly recognised not only that without such State protection the germs of his culture could not develop, but also that all his inimitable and perennial culture had flourished so luxuriantly under the wise and careful guardianship of the protection afforded by the State. The State was for his culture not a supervisor, regulator, and watchman, but a vigorous and muscular companion and friend, ready for war, who accompanied his noble, admired, and, as it were, ethereal friend through disagreeable reality, earning his thanks therefor. HYPERBOLICAL AND WOULD NOT HOBBLE ALONG ON ONE LEG ONLY FOR INDEED THE ANCIENT STATE EMPHATICALLY DID NOT SHARE THE UTILITARIAN POINT OF VIEW OF RECOGNIZING AS CULTURE ONLY WHAT WAS DIRECTLY USEFUL TO THE STATE ITSELF AND WAS FAR FROM WISHING TO DESTROY THOSE IMPULSES WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO BE IMMEDIATELY APPLICABLE FOR THIS VERY REASON THE PROFOUND GREEK HAD FOR THE STATE THAT STRONG FEELING OF ADMIRATION AND THANKFULNESS WHICH IS SO DISTASTEFUL TO MODERN MEN BECAUSE HE CLEARLY RECOGNISED NOT ONLY THAT WITHOUT SUCH STATE PROTECTION THE GERMS OF HIS CULTURE COULD NOT DEVELOP BUT ALSO THAT ALL HIS INIMITABLE AND PERENNIAL CULTURE HAD FLOURISHED SO LUXURIANTLY UNDER THE WISE AND CAREFUL GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED BY THE STATE THE STATE WAS FOR HIS CULTURE NOT A SUPERVISOR REGULATOR AND WATCHMAN BUT A VIGOROUS AND MUSCULAR COMPANION AND FRIEND READY FOR WAR WHO ACCOMPANIED HIS NOBLE ADMIRED AND AS IT WERE ETHEREAL FRIEND THROUGH DISAGREEABLE REALITY EARNING HIS THANKS THEREFOR
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