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And then, in the still night, under the peaceful light of hundreds of stars, we all broke out into a tirade which ran somewhat as follows:   "You have told us so much about the genius," we began, "about his lonely and wearisome journey through the world, as if nature never exhibited anything but the most diametrical contraries: in one place the stupid, dull masses, acting by instinct, and then, on a far higher and more remote plane, the great contemplating few, destined for the production of immortal works. AND THEN IN THE STILL NIGHT UNDER THE PEACEFUL LIGHT OF HUNDREDS OF STARS WE ALL BROKE OUT INTO A TIRADE WHICH RAN SOMEWHAT AS FOLLOWS YOU HAVE TOLD US SO MUCH ABOUT THE GENIUS WE BEGAN ABOUT HIS LONELY AND WEARISOME JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD AS IF NATURE NEVER EXHIBITED ANYTHING BUT THE MOST DIOMETRICAL CONTRARIES IN ONE PLACE THE STUPID DULL MASSES ACTING BY INSTINCT AND THEN ON A FAR HIGHER AND MORE REMOTE PLANE THE GREAT CONTEMPLATING FEUD DESTINED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IMMORTAL WORKS
o would dare to be so bold as to join in it?" At this point the philosopher's companion again turned to him and said: "Don't be angry with me when I tell you that I too have a somewhat similar feeling, which I have not mentioned to you before. When talking to you I often felt drawn out of myself, as it were, and inspired with your ardour and hopes till I almost forgot myself. Then a calmer moment arrives; a piercing wind of reality brings me back to earth--and then I see the wide gulf between us, over which you yourself, as in a dream, draw me back again. Then what you call 'culture' merely totters meaninglessly around me or lies heavily on my breast: it is like a shirt of mail that weighs me down, or a sword that I cannot wield." Our minds, as we thus argued with the philosopher, were unanimous, and, mutually encouraging and stimulating one another, we slowly walked with him backwards and forwards along the unencumbered space which had earlier in the day served us as a shooting range.  FOURTH LECTURE PART TWO OF ON THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BY FRISCHISH NICHSA TRANSLATED BY J M KENNEDY THIS LIBER VOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OUR MINDS AS WE THUS ARGUED WITH THE PHILOSOPHER WERE UNANIMOUS AND MUTUALLY ENCOURAGING STIMULATING ONE ANOTHER WE SLOWLY WALKED WITH HIM BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS ALONG THE UNENCUMBERED SPACE WHICH HAD EARLIER IN THE DAY SERVED US AS A SHOOTING RANGE
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