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 this freedom  and  clearness  of  vision;  for  it alone  teaches  men  to  respect  and  heed  the rights of  others;  only  by  its  light  is  the  citizen able to  perceive  what  truly  promotes  the  welfare of  his  country.

4. The  heart  for  the  Fatherland,  that means the  affection  of  the  heart. But this love must  be  inseparably  bound  up  with  religion. I have  already  said,  and  experience constantly confirms  my  assertion,  that  the love of  one's  country  will  be  all  the  stronger, more lasting,  more  self-sacrificing,  and  more effectual, the  firmer  is  religious  belief.

For this  faith,  this  religious  conviction, makes men  zealous  and  enthusiastic  in  their country's cause;  it  makes  them  willing,  if need  be,  to  fight  and  die  for  their  native  land, to aid  it  with  all  their  might. In our  own  day a mighty  prince  and  ruler  recognized  this  fact I allude  to  the  emperor  of  Germany,  William the Second,  who  expressed  himself  as  follows: "No one  can  be  a  good  soldier  who  is  not also  a  good  Christian."

5. Finally,  the  hand  for  the  Fatherland! That must  be  a  strong,  a  faithful  hand,  a hand  which  can  and  will  exert  itself  with  all its might  in  defense  of  the  Fatherland. A strong, a  trusty  hand  like  that  which  the heroes of  Switzerland  displayed  one  hundred years ago  in  Nidwalden  and  the  canton  of Schwyz. And a  powerful  hand,  a  wrist  of iron,  such  as  that  which  the  Tyrolese  caused the enemies  of  their  country  to  feel  in  the