something higher—for thought. To be sure, in- dividual words also arouse a typical interest in themselves, but viewed more closely, a word is just a series of letters; its meaning lies fundamen- tally in the concept which it expresses. And it is basically of a secondary importance whether the concept is represented by one word rather than by another, in one particular language rather than another. If the word is translated into an- other language, the concept itself remains un- affected. Another example: A flag is the symbol of the glory and honor of a regiment of soldiers, ‘The ‘older the flag, the higher its value, In the heat of the battle, the bearer of the flag considers it to be his supreme duty not to desert the honored emblem at any cost, to protect it with his own body if need be, even to give his life for it if he must. Yet, a flag is just a symbol, a piece of a brightcolored cloth, The enemy can capture it, soil, mutilate it, but can never destroy the higher concept, of which it is the symbol, The regiment wil still retain its honor, get a new flag, and per- haps exact suitable retribution for the insult to its emblem,