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The philosopher had particularly drawn his companion's attention to the strange corruption which must have entered into the heart of culture when the State thought itself capable of tyrannising over it and of attaining its ends through it; and further when the State, in conjunction with this culture, struggled against other hostile forces as well as against _the_ spirit which the philosopher ventured to call the "true German spirit." THE PHILOSOPHER HAD PARTICULARLY DRAWN HIS COMPANION'S ATTENTION TO THE STRANGE CORRUPTION WHICH MUST HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEARTS OF CULTURE WHEN THE STATE OF THOUGHT ITSELF CAPABLE OF TYRANNIZING OVER IT AND ATTAINING ITS ENDS THROUGH IT AND FURTHER WHEN THE STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CULTURE STRUGGLED AGAINST OTHER HOSTILE FORCES AS WELL AS AGAINST THE SPIRIT WHICH THE PHILOSOPHER VENTURED TO CALL THE TRUE GERMAN SPIRIT
do little more than endure what I have been telling you, the waves of my story will now bear you more quickly and easily towards the end. In other words we have now come to a turning, and it would be advisable for us to take a short glance backwards to see what we think we have gained from such a varied conversation. "Remain in your present position," the philosopher seemed to say to his companion, "for you may cherish hopes. It is more and more clearly evident that we have no educational institutions at all; but that we ought to have them. Our public schools--established, it would seem, for this high object--have either become the nurseries of a reprehensible culture which repels the true culture with profound hatred--_i.e._ a true, aristocratic culture, founded upon a few carefully chosen minds; or they foster a micrological and sterile learning which, while it is far removed from culture, has at least this merit, that it avoids that reprehensible culture as well as the true culture. NT YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DO LITTLE MORE THAN ENDURE WHAT I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THE WAVES OF MY STORY WILL NOW BEAR YOU MORE QUICKLY AND EASILY TOWARDS THE END IN OTHER WORDS WE HAVE NOW COME TO A TURNING AND IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE FOR US TO TAKE A SHORT GLANCE BACKWARD TO SEE WHAT WE THINK WE HAVE GAINED FROM SUCH VARIED CONVERSATION REMAIN IN YOUR PRESENT POSITION THE PHILOSOPHER SEEMED TO SAY TO HIS COMPANION FOR YOU MAY CHERISH HOPES IT IS MORE AND MORE CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT WE HAVE NO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT ALL BUT THAT WE OUGHT TO HAVE THEM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED IT WOULD SEEM FOR THIS HIGH OBJECT HAVE EITHER BECOME THE NURSERIES OF A REPREHENSIBLE CULTURE WHICH REPELS THE TRUE CULTURE WITH PROFOUND HATRED I E A TRUE ARISTOCRATIC CULTURE FOUNDED UPON A FEW CAREFULLY CHOSEN MINDS OR THEY FOSTER A MICROLOGICAL AND STERILE LEARNING WHICH WHILE IT IS FAR REMOVED FROM CULTURE HAS AT LEAST THIS MERIT THAT IT AVOIDS THAT REPREHENSIBLE CULTURE AS WELL AS THE TRUE CULTURE
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