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For, as he now is, _he is not to blame_: as you have perceived him he is the dumb but terrible accuser of those who are to blame. "You should understand the secret language spoken by this guilty innocent, and then you, too, would learn to understand the inward state of that independence which is paraded outwardly with so much ostentation. FOR AS HE NOW IS HE IS NOT TO BLAME AS YOU HAVE PERCEIVED HIM HE IS THE DUMB BUT TERRIBLE ACCUSER OF THOSE WHO ARE TO BLAME YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE SECRET LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THIS GUILTY INNOCENT AND THEN YOU TOO WOULD LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THE INWARD STATE OF THAT INDEPENDENCE WHICH IS PARADED OUTWARDLY WITH SO MUCH OSTENTATION
 neither to philologists nor to public schools, but which above all accuses the university for the third time of not being what it so pompously proclaims itself to be--a training ground for culture. Take away the Greeks, together with philosophy and art, and what ladder have you still remaining by which to ascend to culture? For, if you attempt to clamber up the ladder without these helps, you must permit me to inform you that all your learning will lie like a heavy burden on your shoulders rather than furnishing you with wings and bearing you aloft. "If you honest thinkers have honourably remained in these three stages of intelligence, and have perceived that, in comparison with the Greeks, the modern student is unsuited to and unprepared for philosophy, that he has no truly artistic instincts, and is merely a barbarian believing himself to be free, you will not on this account turn away from him in disgust, although you will, of course, avoid coming into too close proximity with him. S CIRCLE WHICH IS USEFUL NEITHER TO PHILOLOGISTS NOR TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT WHICH ABOVE ALL ACCUSES THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE THIRD TIME OF NOT BEING WHAT IT SO POMPOUSLY PROCLAIMS ITSELF TO BE A TRAINING GROUND FOR CULTURE TAKE AWAY THE GREEKS TOGETHER WITH PHILOSOPHY AND ART AND WHAT LADDER HAVE YOU STILL REMAINING BY WHICH TO ASCEND TO CULTURE FOR IF YOU ATTEMPT TO CLAMBER UP THE LADDER WITHOUT THESE HOPES YOU MUST PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU THAT ALL YOUR LEARNING WILL LIE LIKE A HEAVY BURDEN ON YOUR SHOULDERS RATHER THAN FURNISHING YOU WITH WINGS AND BEARING YOU ALOFT IF YOU HONEST THINKERS HAVE HONOURABLY REMAINED IN THESE THREE STAGES OF INTELLIGENCE AND HAVE PERCEIVED THAT IN COMPARISON WITH THE GREEKS THE MODERN STUDENT IS UNSUITED TO AND UNPREPARED FOR PHILOSOPHY THAT HE HAS NO TRULY ARTISTIC INSTINCTS AND IS MERELY A BARBARIAN BELIEVING HIMSELF TO BE FREE YOU WILL NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT TURN AWAY FROM HIM IN DISGUST ALTHOUGH YOU WILL OF COURSE AVOID COMING INTO CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH HIM
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