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Thus argued the market crier. How would
Mr. Reimarus, how would every justice-
loving man have judged? - Just so
judged the Caliph. He had the useful
man hanged.
Königsberg,
October 1791* J. G. Fichte
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* The reason why this essay has been
published with such a delay need not
concern the reader. It is just that an
indication of the date on which it
was completed seemed necessary, so that
the author should not be reproached
for not having taken into account the
recent literature that has appeared on
this subject, e.g. by Mr Müller in
Itzehoe and by Mr von Knigge.