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And in the midst of victory, with his thoughts turned to his liberated fatherland, he made the vow that he would remain German. German! AND IN THE MIDST OF VICTORY WITH HIS THOUGHTS TURNED TO HIS LIBERATED FATHERLAND HE MADE THE VOW THAT HE WOULD REMAIN GERMAN GERMAN
 daring German spirit; that spirit of the miner's son, Luther, which has come down to us unbroken from the time of the Reformation. "Think of the _fate_ of the Burschenschaft when I ask you, Did the German university then understand that spirit, as even the German princes in their hatred appear to have understood it? Did the alma mater boldly and resolutely throw her protecting arms round her noble sons and say: 'You must kill me first, before you touch my children?' I hear your answer--by it you may judge whether the German university is an educational institution or not. "The student knew at that time at what depth a true educational institution must take root, namely, in an inward renovation and inspiration of the purest moral faculties. And this must always be repeated to the student's credit. He may have learnt on the field of battle what he could learn least of all in the sphere of 'academical freedom': that great leaders are necessary, and that all culture begins with obedience. HAT EARNEST MANLY STERN AND DARING GERMAN SPIRIT THAT SPIRIT OF THE MINOR SON LUTHER WHICH HAD COME DOWN TO US UNBROKEN FROM THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION THINK OF THE FATE OF THE PERSIAN SHAFT WHEN I ASK YOU DID THE GERMAN UNIVERSITY THEN UNDERSTAND THAT SPIRIT AS EVEN THE GERMAN PRINCES IN THEIR HATRED APPEAR TO HAVE UNDERSTOOD IT DID THE ALMA MATER BOLDLY AND RESOLUTELY THROW HER PROTECTING ARMS ROUND HER NOBLE SONS AND SAY YOU MUST KILL ME FIRST BEFORE YOU TOUCH MY CHILDREN I HEAR YOUR ANSWER BY IT YOU MAY JUDGE WHETHER THE GERMAN UNIVERSITY IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR NOT THE STUDENT KNEW AT THAT TIME AT WHAT DEPTH A TRUE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION MUST TAKE ROOT NAMELY IN AN INWARD RENOVATION AND INSPIRATION OF THE PUREST MORAL FACULTIES AND THIS MUST ALWAYS BE REPEATED TO THE STUDENT'S CREDIT HE MAY HAVE LEARNT ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE WHAT HE COULD LEARN LEAST OF ALL IN THE SPHERE OF AN ACADEMICAL FREEDOM THAT GREAT LEADERS ARE NECESSARY AND THAT ALL CULTURE BEGINS WITH OBEDIENCE
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