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The third and most important stipulation is, that he should in no case be constantly bringing himself and his own "culture" forward, after the style of most modern men, as the correct standard and measure of all things. We would have him so highly educated that he could even think meanly of his education or despise it altogether. Only thus would he be able to trust entirely to the author's guidance; for it is only by virtue of ignorance and his consciousness of ignorance, that the latter can dare to make himself heard. THE THIRD AND MOST IMPORTANT STIPULATION IS THAT HE SHOULD IN NO CASE BE CONSTANTLY BRINGING HIMSELF AND HIS OWN CULTURE FORWARD AFTER THE STYLE OF MOST MODERN MEN AS THE CORRECT STANDARD AND MEASURE OF ALL THINGS WE WOULD HAVE HIM SO HIGHLY EDUCATED THAT HE COULD EVEN THINK MEANLY OF HIS EDUCATION OR DESPISE IT ALTOGETHER ONLY THUS WOULD HE BE ABLE TO TRUST ENTIRELY TO THE AUTHOR'S GUIDANCE FOR IT IS ONLY BY VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE AND HIS CONSCIOUSNESS OF IGNORANCE THAT THE LATTER CAN DARE TO MAKE HIMSELF HEARD
tudy, that he continues to reflect upon what he has read, perhaps long after he has laid the book aside. And he does this, not because he wishes to write a criticism about it or even another book; but simply because reflection is a pleasant pastime to him. Frivolous spendthrift! Thou art a reader after my own heart; for thou wilt be patient enough to accompany an author any distance, even though he himself cannot yet see the goal at which he is aiming,--even though he himself feels only that he must at all events honestly believe in a goal, in order that a future and possibly very remote generation may come face to face with that towards which we are now blindly and instinctively groping. Should any reader demur and suggest that all that is required is prompt and bold reform; should he imagine that a new "organisation" introduced by the State, were all that is necessary, then we fear he would have misunderstood not only the author but the very nature of the problem under consideration. F BRINGS TO HIS STUDY THAT HE CONTINUES TO REFLECT UPON WHAT HE HAS READ PERHAPS LONG AFTER HE HAS LAID THE BOOK ASIDE AND HE DOES THIS NOT BECAUSE HE WISHES TO WRITE A CRITICISM ABOUT IT OR EVEN ANOTHER BOOK BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE REFLECTION IS A PLEASANT PASTIME TO HIM FRIVOLOUS SPENDTHRIFT THOU ART A READER AFTER MY OWN HEART AND THOU WILT BE PATIENT ENOUGH TO ACCOMPANY AN AUTHOR ANY DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH HE HIMSELF CANNOT YET SEE THE GOAL AT WHICH HE IS AIMING EVEN THOUGH HE HIMSELF FEELS ONLY THAT HE MUST AT ALL EVENTS HONESTLY BELIEVE IN A GOAL IN ORDER THAT A FUTURE AND POSSIBLY VERY REMOTE GENERATION MAY COME FACE TO FACE WITH THAT TOWARDS WHICH WE ARE NOW BLINDLY AND INSTINCTIVELY GROPING SHOULD ANY READER DEMURE AND SUGGEST THAT ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS PROMPT AND BOLD REFORM SHOULD HE IMAGINE THAT A NEW ORGANIZATION INTRODUCED BY THE STATE WHERE ALL THAT IS NECESSARY THEN WE FEAR HE WOULD HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD NOT ONLY THE AUTHOR BUT THE VERY NATURE OF THE PROBLEM UNDER CONSIDERATION
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