"A teacher must not cowardly rest on the bed of authority, imposing their teachings as unchangeable, their example as untouchable, and their way of feeling as a standard for others. Instead, the teacher should awaken the student’s own consciousness, fostering independent thought and feeling. They should encourage the student to critically examine the teachings and examples given, and thus elevate them to autonomous thinking, to spiritual freedom. This is the task everywhere, but nowhere more so than in art, where ultimately, personality is decisive, and the greatest value of the work depends on the freedom and originality of the artist's personality. A character that is not free can only ever be a servant in the arts; they may wear a richly adorned uniform, they may become a court pianist, and many other things, but they will never be an artist, nor will they find spiritual fulfillment in art." Adolf Bernhard Marx