And he spoke now about the "Word", about the cult of the Word, about eloquence, which he called the triumph of humanity. Because the Word was the glory of humankind, and it alone gave dignity to life. Not just humanism, but humanity itself, man's dignity and self-respect--they were inseparable from the Word, from literature.

Die wissenschaftliche Überlegenheit der liberalien Theologie, heißt es nun, sei zwar unbestreitbar, aber ihre theologische Position sei schwach, denn ihrem Moralismus und Humanismus mangle die Einsicht in den dämonischen Charakter der meschlichen Existenz.

Je crois que l'humanité commence là où les gens sans génie figurent qu'elle s'arrête.

Democracy is eternal and human. It dignifies the human being; it respects humanity.