Fragmentary drafts for the first, second, fifth, seventh, eighth, and tenth images

FERDINAND REINECKE: What I hear here boils down to welcoming Thomasius as a new Messiah and preparing a triumphal celebration for a Caesar of the spirit. To me, this seems like a relapse into old customs that are no longer appropriate in our times. We know today that what serves progress grows in people's minds, but we do not want a cult of personality.