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Wir sehen ja, wie heute schon verschiedene Gelehrte damit anfangen, Größen in der Menschheit vom psychiatrischen Standpunkt aus zu behandeln! Erkennen würden ihn nur diejenigen, welche ihren geistigen Blick geschärft haben. Die aber würden wissen, daß er kein Narr oder Schwärmer ist, und auch nicht einfach ein «begabter Mensch », wie Wohlwollendere ihn vielleicht bezeichnen, sondern daß er zu den größten Gestalten des Menschheitslebens im geistigen Sinne gehört. So würde es heute sein. 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