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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. 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
s by them that you can judge the educational strength of our universities, asking yourselves, in all seriousness, the question: What cause did you promote through them? The German power of 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. HE FALSE AND SPURIOUS IT IS BY THEM THAT YOU CAN JUDGE THE EDUCATIONAL STRENGTH OF OUR UNIVERSITIES ASKING YOURSELVES IN ALL SERIOUSNESS THE QUESTION WHAT CAUSE DID YOU PROMOTE THROUGH THEM 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
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