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In jener Zeit, in der die Michael-Herrschaft auf der Erde war vor dem Mysterium von Golgatha, äußerte sich dieses darin, daß aus den Verhältnissen heraus, die sich in Griechenland gebildet haben, jene gewaltige Tendenz entstand, die zu den Alexanderzügen führte, in denen die griechische Kultur und Zivilisation in einer genialen Weise nach Asien hinein, bis nach Afrika hinüber verbreitet wurde, und zwar durch Völkerschaften, die bis dahin sich zu ganz anderem bekannten. 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