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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. 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
n the meantime as if the spirit of antiquity, in its fundamental principles, had already been driven away from the portals of the public schools, and as if here also the gates were thrown open as widely as possible to the be-flattered and pampered type of our present self-styled "German culture." And if the solitary talkers 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 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. AND IT WOULD SEEM IN THE MEANTIME AS IF THE SPIRIT OF ANTIQUITY IN ITS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE PORTALS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AS IF HERE ALSO THE GATES WERE THROWN OPEN AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE TO THE BE FLATTERED AND PAMPERED TYPE OF OUR PRESENT SELF STYLED GERMAN CULTURE AND IF THE SOLITARY TALKERS 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
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