8. What is Mortal in Man?

GA 64/1915-02-26/p045 ·1915-02-26 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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“The destiny of the Germans is... not yet fulfilled. If they had had no other task to fulfill than to break up the Roman Empire and create and order a new world, they would have perished long ago. But since they have continued to exist, and in such strength and efficiency, I believe they must still have a great future, a destiny...”

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