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We have also seen how followers of a general moral doctrine construct the idea that Jesus basically had and taught the same moral doctrine that is preached today by the “Society for Ethical Culture.” And they believe they can elevate Jesus by showing that even before the 19th century, people professed what we have achieved through Kantian speculation or through the Enlightenment. — In truth, however, these are teachings that were once the highest mystery, and the content of this wisdom was only given to those who had risen to the heights of humanity.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"IV. 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Jahrhundert Menschen sich bekannt haben zu dem, wozu wir es gebracht haben durch die Kantsche Spekulation oder durch die Aufklärung. — In Wahrheit handelt es sich aber um Lehren, welche einstmals das höchste Mysterium waren, und der Inhalt dieser Weisheit wurde nur gegeben für diejenigen, welche sich zu den Höhen des Menschlichen erhoben haben.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":168,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/52/1904-01-04/p012"}],"english":["GA 52/1904-01-04/p012"],"method":"identity","confidence":"high","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":168,"en_words":161,"ratio":0.96,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"verified","verified":true,"evidence":["length","meaning","audit"]},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":1.02,"band":"comparable","note":null,"word_count":7261,"original_word_count":7118,"may_be_abridged":false},"witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"Steiner Online Library","identified_edition":"SOL2025","book_title":"Spiritual Teachings Concerning the Soul","publisher":"Steiner Online Library","publisher_inferred":true,"match_score":1.0,"source_url":"https://www.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA052/English/SOL2025/19040104p01.html","evidence":"lecture_page_line","publisher_note":"The publisher is inferred from the edition code in this lecture's source URL, not stated by the source page. 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