02/02/1916
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"Now at last the spirit of truth, the spirit to which universities have devoted themselves, has prevailed and is triumphant."
"The university spirit is intolerant of all the things that put the human mind under restraint."
"The triumph of freedom in this war means that spirits of that sort now dominate the world."
"If the central powers had dared to discuss the purposes of this war for a single fortnight, it never would have happened."