' If, in the department
of religion, this principle leads to the overthrow of the whole
historical Christendom, so, in the political world, it leads to the
ruin of all our actual governments. Therefore she wishes for a
strong reformer, as Napoleon promised for a time to be, who, however,
already in 1807, when these conversations are ascribed to the Frau
Rath, had shown that instead of a world's liberator, he would be a
world's oppressor. Bettina makes variations on the verse, `and wake
an avenger, a hero awake!' and in this sense is also her dedication
to read. It were noble if a stronger one should come, who in more
beautiful moderation, in perfecter clearness of soul and freedom of
thought, should plant the tree of equity. Where remains the Regent,
if it is not the genius of humanity? that is the Executive principle,
in her system. The state has the same will, the same
conscience-voice for good and evil as the Christ; yet it crumbles
itself away into dogmaticalness of civil officers against one
another. The transgressor is the state's own transgression! the
proof that it, as man, has trespassed against humanity.
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