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
