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I refer to the old, primitive _Burschenschaft_.[11] "When the war of liberation was over, the young student brought back home the unlooked for and worthiest trophy of battle  the freedom of his fatherland. I REFER TO THE OLD PRIMITIVE BOORSHENSHAFT WHEN THE WAR OF LIBERATION WAS OVER THE YOUNG STUDENT BROUGHT BACK HOME THE UNLOOKED FOR AND WORTHIEST TROPHY OF BATTLE THE FREEDOM OF HIS FATHERLAND
invention, the noble German desire for knowledge, the qualifying of the German for diligence and self-sacrifice--splendid and beautiful things, which other nations envy you; yea, the finest and most magnificent things in the world, if only that true German spirit overspread them like a dark thundercloud, pregnant with the blessing of forthcoming rain. But you are afraid of this spirit, and it has therefore come to pass that a cloud of another sort has thrown a heavy and oppressive atmosphere around your universities, in which your noble-minded scholars breathe wearily and with difficulty. "A tragic, earnest, and instructive attempt was made in the present century to destroy the cloud I have last referred to, and also to turn the people's looks in the direction of the high welkin of the German spirit. In all the annals of our universities we cannot find any trace of a second attempt, and he who would impressively demonstrate what is now necessary for us will never find a better example. EM THE GERMAN POWER OF INNOVATION THE NOBLE GERMAN DESIRE FOR KNOWLEDGE THE QUALIFYING OF THE GERMAN FOR DILIGENCE AND SELF SACRIFICE SPLENDID AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS WHICH OTHER NATIONS EVY YOU YEA THE FINEST AND MOST MAGNIFICENT THINGS IN THE WORLD IF ONLY THAT TRUE GERMAN SPIRIT OVERSPREAD THEM LIKE A DARK THUNDER CLOUD PREGNANT WITH THE BLESSING OF FORTHCOMING RAIN BUT YOU ARE AFRAID OF THIS SPIRIT AND IT HAS THEREFORE COME TO PASS THAT A CLOUD OF ANOTHER SORT HAS THROWN A HEAVY AND OPPRESSIVE ATMOSPHERE AROUND YOUR UNIVERSITIES IN WHICH YOUR NOBLE MINDED SCHOLARS BREATHE WARILY AND WITH DIFFICULTY A TRAGIC EARNEST AND INSTRUCTIVE ATTEMPT WAS MADE IN THE PRESENT CENTURY TO DESTROY THE CLOUD I HAVE LAST REFERRED TO AND ALSO TO TURN THE PEOPLE'S LOOKS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HIGH WELKIN OF GERMAN SPIRIT IN ALL THE ANNALS OF OUR UNIVERSITIES WE CANNOT FIND ANY TRACE OF A SECOND ATTEMPT AND HE WHO WOULD IMPRESSIVELY DEMONSTRATE WHAT IS NOW NECESSARY FOR US WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE
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