Before revision: While Christians like to regard the crisis of Judaism, Mendelssohn regards the present situation – in the eve of the French revolution – as a general crisis of religion: If it is true, that the cornerstones of my house had become so weak, that the building might tumble down, shall I follow the advice to save my goods from the ground to the upper floor?
After revision: While Christians like to regard the crisis of Judaism, Mendelssohn regards the present situation – in the eve of the French Revolution – as a general crisis of religion: If it is true, that the cornerstones of my house had become so weak, that the building might tumble down, shall I follow the advice to save my goods from the ground to the upper floor?