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considered to be a "hideous transformation". Although George greatly appreciated Wolter's contributions to his movement, these strong feelings were not returned. In fact, many of George's followers were uncomfortable with this degree of adoration, so
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Wolters commitment to George was unconditional, and he would beg permission from "The Master" before undertaking any action, however simple. His reverence reached the point where other members of the Circle referred to him as "St. Paul", and friends from his earlier days were appalled by what they
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168:. In volume three, he extended his concepts to their external state, calling upon youth to take responsibility for the renewal of society. His proposals rejected the idea of equality, in favor of a natural hierarchy, under the benevolent control of a charismatic leader.
281:(Stefan George and the Leaves of Art: German intellectual history since 1890). The critical reception was mixed. Even Friedrich Gundolf, one of George's early followers, thought it was a " hopelessly bad, thoroughly mendacious book". There were also
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Christian Schneider: "Staat und Kreis, Dienst und Glaube. Friedrich Wolters und Robert Boehringer in ihren Vorstellungen von Gesellschaft". In: Roman Köster, Werner Plumpe, Bertram Schefold, Korinna Schönhärl (Eds.):
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His wife, Erika, died in 1925. By this time, he had virtually abandoned history for nationalist propaganda. He also became involved in issues of
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