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And yet they are seen to be possible, they have nevertheless become men whom we must honour: yea, their works themselves justify the form of the development of these noble spirits; they justify even a certain want of education for which we must make allowance owing to their country and the age in which they lived. AND YET THEY ARE SEEN TO BE POSSIBLE THEY HAVE NEVERTHELESS BECOME MEN WHOM WE MUST HONOUR YEA THEIR WORKS THEMSELVES JUSTIFY THE FORM OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE NOBLE SPIRITS THEY JUSTIFY EVEN A CERTAIN WANT OF EDUCATION FOR WHICH WE MUST MAKE ALLOWANCE OWING TO THEIR COUNTRY AND THE AGE IN WHICH THEY LIVED
benefit only to these select few? It rather seems to us that such persons know how to find their own way, and that their full strength is shown in their being able to walk without the educational crutches necessary for other people, and thus undisturbed to make their way through the storm and stress of this rough world just like a phantom." We kept on arguing in this fashion, speaking without any great ability and not putting our thoughts in any special form: but the philosopher's companion went even further, and said to him: "Just think of all these great geniuses of whom we are wont to be so proud, looking upon them as tried and true leaders and guides of this real German spirit, whose names we commemorate by statues and festivals, and whose works we hold up with feelings of pride for the admiration of foreign lands--how did they obtain the education you demand for them, to what degree do they show that they have been nourished and matured by basking in the sun of national education? H SHALL BE OF BENEFIT ONLY TO THESE SELECT FEW IT RATHER SEEMS TO US THAT SUCH PERSONS KNOW HOW TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY AND THAT THEIR FULL STRENGTH IS SHOWN IN THEIR BEING ABLE TO WALK WITHOUT THE EDUCATIONAL CRUTCHES NECESSARY FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND THUS UNDISTURBED TO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE STORM AND STRESS OF THIS ROUGH WORLD JUST LIKE A PHANTOM WE KEPT ON ARGUING IN THIS FASHION SPEAKING WITHOUT ANY GREAT ABILITY AND NOT PUTTING OUR THOUGHTS IN ANY SPECIAL FORM BUT THE PHILOSOPHER'S COMPANION WENT EVEN FURTHER AND SAID TO HIM JUST THINK OF ALL THESE GREAT GENIUSES OF WHOM WE ARE WONT TO BE SO PROUD LOOKING UPON THEM AS A TRIED AND TRUE LEADERS AND GUIDES OF THIS REAL GERMAN SPIRIT WHOSE NAMES WE COMMEMORATE BY STATUES AND FESTIVALS AND WHOSE WORKS WE HOLD UP WITH FEELINGS OF PRIDE FOR THE ADMIRATION OF FOREIGN LANDS HOW DID THEY OBTAIN THE EDUCATION YOU DEMAND FOR THEM TO WHAT DEGREE DO THEY SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN NOURISHED AND MATURED BY BASKING IN THE SUN OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
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