large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb_76
large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb
English
11381
This instinct hated the Burschenschaft with an intense hatred for two reasons: first of all on account of its organisation, as being the first attempt to construct a true educational institution, and, secondly, on account of the spirit of this institution, that earnest, manly, stern, and daring German spirit; that spirit of the miner's son, Luther, which has come down to us unbroken from the time of the Reformation. THIS INSTINCT HATED THE PERSIAN SHAFT WITH AN INTENSE HATRED FOR TWO REASONS FIRST OF ALL ON ACCOUNT OF ITS ORGANIZATION AS BEING THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT A TRUE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND SECONDLY ON ACCOUNT OF THE SPIRIT OF THIS INSTITUTION THAT 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
listener that Rome and Sparta seemed mere nunneries compared with these new spirits. The consternation raised by these young men was indeed far more general than had ever been caused by those other 'robbers' in court circles, of which a German prince, according to Goethe, is said to have expressed the opinion: 'If he had been God, and had foreseen the appearance of the _Robbers_, he would not have created the world.' "Whence came the incomprehensible intensity of this alarm? For those young men were the bravest, purest, and most talented of the band both in dress and habits: they were distinguished by a magnanimous recklessness and a noble simplicity. A divine command bound them together to seek harder and more pious superiority: what could be feared from them? To what extent this fear was merely deceptive or simulated or really true is something that will probably never be exactly known; but a strong instinct spoke out of this fear and out of its disgraceful and senseless persecution. SOUNDED SO WILD TO THE ANXIOUS LISTENER THAT ROME AND SPADA SEE MERE NUNERIES COMPARED TO THESE NEW SPIRITS THE CONSTERNATION RAISED BY THESE YOUNG MEN WAS INDEED FAR MORE GENERAL THAN EVER HAD BEEN CAUSED BY THOSE OTHER ROBBERS IN COURT CIRCLES OF WHICH A GERMAN PRINCE ACCORDING TO GERTA IS SAID TO HAVE EXPRESSED THE OPINION IF HE HAD BEEN GOD AND HAD FORESEEN THE APPEARANCE OF THE ROBBERS HE WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED THE WORLD WHENCE CAME THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE INTENSITY OF THIS ALARM FOR THOSE YOUNG MEN WERE THE BRAVEST PUREST AND MOST TALENTED OF THE BAND BOTH IN DRESS AND HABITS THEY WERE DISTINGUISHED BY A MAGNANIMOUS RECKLESSNESS AND A NOBLE SIMPLICITY A DIVINE COMMAND BOUND THEM TOGETHER TO SEEK HARDER AND MORE PIOUS SUPERIORITY WHAT COULD BE FEARED FROM THEM TO WHAT EXTENT THIS FEAR WAS MERELY DECEPTIVE OR SIMULATED OR REALLY TRUE WAS SOMETHING THAT WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE EXACTLY KNOWN BUT A STRONG INSTINCT SPOKE OUT OF THIS FEAR AND OUT OF ITS DISGRACEFUL AND SENSELESS PERSECUTION
large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb.flac