On the Order of the Illuminati

which he plays in the Order of the Illuminati, is anything but honorable.

Seit several years, but especially since Freemasonry has spread so widely in Germany, several orders have been established among young people, which they set up among themselves, such as the Order of Hope, of Harmony, of the Constantinists, of the Black Brothers, and the like.
One cannot exactly say that (at least formerly) bad principles were to be found in them; on the contrary, some of them had quite good moral principles: however, because they gave rise to disputes and disorder among the students, people have often already sought to suppress them, though this was never quite successfully achieved. For the professors themselves often found these orders to be to their advantage, because a professor who could attract some of the most prominent members of such an order was also sure to gain the rest as his listeners In the 18th-century German university system, "listeners" were students who paid fees directly to a professor to attend his specific courses.. Namely, German universities are quite different from French and English universities, and it depends solely on the free choice of the students as to whose lectures Collegia: Derived from the Latin term for a "gathering," these were specific academic courses or seminars led by a professor. they wish to attend. Such a student order was also the Order of the Illuminati in the early days after its conception. With it, Weishaupt wanted to create a party for himself among the young people