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Der betreffende Philosoph hat gefunden, wie so viele finden: Es schadet nichts, wenn der Krieg möglichst lange fortgesetzt wird, wenn nur dann, wie man sagt, ein dauernder Friede zustandekommt, wenn nur dann das Paradies auf Erden da ist. — Ich habe das ja verglichen damit, daß man am besten dafür sorgen würde, daß in einem Haushalt kein Geschirr mehr zerschlagen wird, wenn man zuerst alles zerschlägt. So ungefähr ist die Schlußfolgerung derjenigen, die da sagen: Der Krieg muß so lange fortgesetzt werden, bis Aussicht vorhanden ist, daß der Friede ein dauernder ist. — Der betreffende Philosoph hat also seine Philosophie auf diese Frage angewendet, seine Philosophie, die nach seiner Ansicht sich mit den höchsten, das heißt in unserer Zeit abstraktesten Begriffen befaßt. Was hat er da gesagt? 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