FargraverthanthisSpectreofFurst，MinisterZedlitzhesitates，finallyrefuses，topronouncesuchaSentenceastheKingordersonthesemenofLaw！Estimable，able，conscientiousZedlitz；
zealousonEducationmatters，too；——whomIalwayslikeforcontrivingtoattendaCourseofKant’sLectures，while500milesawayfromhim（actualCourseinKonigsbergUniversity，bytheillustriousKant；everyLecturepunctuallytakeninshort—hand，andtransmittedtoBerlin，postafterpost，forthebusyman）。
[KunoFischer，Kant’sLeben（Mannheim，1860），pp。34，35。]HereisnowsomepainfulCorrespondencebetweentheKingandhim，——painful，yetpleasant:——
KINGTOMINISTERVONZEDLITZ，WHOHASALARMINGDOUBTS（Berlin，28thDecember，1779）。——\"YourReportofthe20thinstantinregardtoJudgmentonthearrestedRathshasbeenreceived。ButdoyouthinkIdon’tunderstandyourAdvocatefellowsandtheirquirks；orhowtheycanpolishupabadcause，andbytheirhyperbolesexaggerateorextenuateastheyfindfit？TheGoose—quillclass（FEDERZEUG）
can’tlookatfacts。WhenSoldierssettoinvestigateanything，onanordergiven，theygothestraightwaytothekernelofthematter；uponwhich，plentyofobjectionsfromtheGoose—quillpeople！——ButyoumayassureyourselfIgivemorebelieftoanhonestOfficer，whohashonorintheheartofhim，thantoallyourAdvocatesandsentences。Iperceivewelltheyarethemselvesafraid，anddon’twanttoseeanyoftheirfellowspunished。