Capitolo 52
us. But it doesn't allow us of therefore to commit the great error to conclude that
our old birthright of excellent English in science--the birthright that has given us
our Newtons, our Cavendishes, our Darwins our Lyells--it was every folly and
error. I/you/he/she don't allow us to spoil him to become mere second-hand
The Germans. I/you/he/she allow us to recognize the fact that every nation has a job of his
possesses to do in the world; and what as it adorns with stars from star, so a nation
differeth from another in glory. Does each of us you thank the goodness and
the grace that has smiled on his/her birth, that he was born some English
intersections and not a German child.
"Doesn't do you he/she thinks", a military gentleman told once me, "the Germans
are marvelous organizers?" "No", I responded, "I don't do; but I think
they is excellent drill-sergeants."
There are people as that they allow to fall German authority on you if a Teutonic
name both guarantees enough for anything. They says, "Hausberger affirms,"
or "according to Schimmelpenninck." This is pure fetichism. Believe me,
Your man of science necessarily is not some the best because he comes
You with the label, "it Did in Germany." The German instinct is the
instinct of Frederick William of Prussia--the instinct to practice himself/herself/themselves. A lot
complete and efficient men in their way it results; men poured in everybody
the to know about their chosen subject. If theirs are also men of transcendent
ability (as it often happens), they can give us a comprehensive sight of
them really field elected as the few English (except Mr. Archibald
Geikie, and he is a Scottish) you/he/she can equalize. If I wanted to select a learned man
for a National and special place--British Museum, and so before--I challenge says
I should be often forced to admit, as I Govern it often admits, that
the better man then and there obtainable it is the German. But if I wanted
you train Herbert Spencers and Faradays, I am certainly able _not_ it sends them
to Bonn or to Berlin. John Stuart Mill was a Scotchman English,