Dále nesmíme zapomínat, že: Hegelova škola se rozložila, ale Hegelova filosofie nebyla kriticky překonána. Strauß i Bauer z ní vyňali každý jednu z jejích stránek a obrátili je polemicky proti sobě. Feuerbach prolomil systém a jednoduše jej odhodil.
Another thing we must not forget is this: the Hegelian school disintegrated, but Hegelian philosophy was not overcome through criticism; Strauss and Bauer each took one of its sides and set it polemically against the other. Feuerbach smashed the system and simply discarded it.