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And what we dare to hope from the future, in this behalf, partakes so much of the nature of a rejuvenation, a reviviscence, and a refining of the spirit of Germany that, as a result of this very process, our educational institutions may also be indirectly remoulded and born again, so as to appear at once old and new, whereas now they only profess to be "modern" or "up to date." AND WHAT WE DARE TO HOPE FROM THE FUTURE IN HIS BEHALF PARTAKES SO MUCH OF THE NATURE OF A REJUVENATION A REVIVISANCE AND A REFINING OF THE SPIRIT OF GERMANY THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS VERY PROCESS OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS MAY ALSO BE INDIRECTLY REMOULDED AND REBORN AGAIN SO AS TO APPEAR AT ONCE OLD AND NEW WHEREAS NOW THEY ONLY PROFESS TO BE MODERN OR UP TO DATE
specially against that flattering illusion that our conditions should be regarded as the standard for all others and as surpassing them. Let it suffice that they are our institutions, that they have not become a part of ourselves by mere accident, and were not laid upon us like a garment; but that they are living monuments of important steps in the progress of civilisation, in some respects even the furniture of a bygone age, and as such link us with the past of our people, and are such a sacred and venerable legacy that I can only undertake to speak of the future of our educational institutions in the sense of their being a most probable approximation to the ideal spirit which gave them birth. I am, moreover, convinced that the numerous alterations which have been introduced into these institutions within recent years, with the view of bringing them up-to-date, are for the most part but distortions and aberrations of the originally sublime tendencies given to them at their foundation.  AND GUARD MORE ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE FLATTERING ALLUSION THAT OUR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE REGARDED AS THE STANDARD FOR ALL OTHERS IN SURPASSING THEM LET IT SUFFICE THAT THEY ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BECOME A PART OF OURSELVES BY MERE ACCIDENT AND WERE NOT LAID UPON US LIKE A GARMENT BUT THAT THEY ARE LIVING MONUMENTS OF IMPORTANT STEPS IN THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION IN SOME RESPECTS EVEN THE FURNITURE OF A BY GONE AGE AND AS SUCH LINK US WITH THE PAST OF OUR PEOPLE AND ARE SUCH A SACRED AND VENERABLE LEGACY THAT I CAN ONLY UNDERTAKE TO SPEAK OF THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SENSE OF THERE BEING A MOST PROBABLE APPROXIMATION TO THE IDEAL SPIRIT WHICH GAVE THEM BIRTH I AM MOREOVER CONVINCED THAT THE NUMEROUS ALTERATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THESE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN RECENT YEARS WITH THE VIEW OF BRINGING THEM UP TO DATE ARE FOR THE MOST PART BUT DISTORTIONS AND ABERRATIONS OF THE ORIGINALLY SUBLIME TENDENCIES GIVEN TO THEM AT THEIR FOUNDATION
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