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I will not even consider whether I am strong enough for such a fight, whether I can offer sufficient resistance; it may even be an honourable death to fall to the accompaniment of the mocking laughter of such enemies, whose seriousness has frequently seemed to us to be something ridiculous. I WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER WHETHER I AM STRONG ENOUGH FOR SUCH A FIGHT WHETHER I CAN OFFER SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE IT MAY EVEN BE AN HONOURABLE DEATH TO FALL TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF THE MOCKING LAUGHTER OF SUCH ENEMIES WHOSE SERIOUSNESS HAS FREQUENTLY SEEMED TO US TO BE SOMETHING RIDICULOUS
se of a single ray of hope, it was that things would have to become still worse, that what was as yet divined only by the few would soon be clearly perceived by the many, and that then the time for honest and resolute men for the earnest consideration of the scope of the education of the masses would not be far distant. After a few minutes' silent reflection, the philosopher's companion turned to him and said: "You used to hold out hopes to me, but now you have done more: you have widened my intelligence, and with it my strength and courage: now indeed can I look on the field of battle with more hardihood, now indeed do I repent of my too hasty flight. We want nothing for ourselves, and it should be nothing to us how many individuals may fall in this battle, or whether we ourselves may be among the first. Just because we take this matter so seriously, we should not take our own poor selves so seriously: at the very moment we are falling some one else will grasp the banner of our faith. KERS CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A SINGLE RAY OF HOPE IT WAS THAT THINGS WOULD HAVE TO BECOME STILL WORSE THAT WHAT WAS AS YET DIVINED ONLY BY THE FEW WOULD SOON BE CLEARLY PERCEIVED BY THE MANY AND THAT THEN THE TIME FOR HONEST AND RESOLUTE MEN FOR THE EARNEST CONSIDERATION OF THE SCOPE OF THE EDUCATION OF THE MASSES WOULD NOT BE FAR DISTANT AFTER A FEW MINUTES SILENT REFLECTION THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMPANION TURNED TO HIM AND SAID YOU USED TO HOLD OUT HOPES FOR ME BUT NOW YOU HAVE DONE MORE YOU HAVE WIDENED BY INTELLIGENCE AND WITH IT MY STRENGTH AND COURAGE NOW INDEED CAN I LOOK ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE WITH MORE HARDIHOOD NOW INDEED DO I REPENT OF MY TOO HASTY FLIGHT WE WANT NOTHING FOR OURSELVES AND IT SHOULD BE NOTHING TO US HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS MAY FALL IN THIS BATTLE OR WHETHER WE OURSELVES MAY BE AMONG THE FIRST JUST BECAUSE WE TAKE THIS MATTER SO SERIOUSLY WE SHOULD NOT TAKE OUR OWN POOR SELVES SO SERIOUSLY AT THE VERY MOMENT WE ARE FALLING SOME ONE ELSE WILL GRASP THE BANNER OF OUR FAITH
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