religion, might raise the very lowest races to the purity of gods. This would have been the antidote to the decline of races through commingling, and perhaps our earth-ball brought forth breathing life for no other purpose than that ministrance of healing.” [1091W-{6-8/81}Herodom and Christendom – 3rd Supplement to ‘Religion and Art’: PW Vol. VI, p. 282-283]
[1092W-{6-8/81}Herodom and Christendom – 3rd Supplement to ‘Religion and Art’: PW Vol. VI, p. 284]
[284] “It certainly may be right to charge this purblind dulness of ourpublic spirit to a vitiation of our blood – not only by departure from the natural food of man, but above all by the tainting of the hero-blood of noblest races with that of former cannibals now trained to be the business-agents of Society, --{FEUER} provided one does not overlook the further fact, that no blaze of orderscan hide the withered heart whose halting beat bewrays its issue from a union pledged without the seal of love, be it never so consanguineous.” [1092W-{6-8/81}Herodom and Christendom – 3rd Supplement to ‘Religion and Art’: PW Vol. VI, p. 284]
[1093W-{7/31/81} CD Vol. II, p. 696]
[P. 696] “Discussion about the relationship of animals to humans; about Nature’s cruelty, which does, however, allow for the possibility of good. It’s our task to conform to this possibility, and from all else arises the sorrow which afflicts us and the significance of religion.” [1093W-{7/31/81} CD Vol. II, p. 696]
[1094W-{8/1/81}CD Vol. II, p. 697]
[P. 697] “I play excerpts from Goetterdaemmerung, arranged for piano duet, with Loldi [Wagner’s daughter by Cosima, Isolde]. R. says he is pleased with the work. Unfortunately in this edition there are a lot of markings such as ‘wanderlust motive,’ ‘disaster motive,’ etc. R. says, ‘And perhaps people will think all this nonsense is done at my request!’ “ [1094W-{8/1/81}CD Vol. II, p. 697]
[1095W-{8/2/81} CD Vol. II, p. 698-699]
[P. 698] “In ‘Wer nie sein Brot’ he points out to us how impossible it is for music to illumine a word like Brot (bread), and he declares that the whole of lyric poetry is [P. 699] an absurdity, and no poem can be set to music; it is the task of music to enter at the point where words at their most expansive become action.” [1095W-{8/2/81} CD Vol. II, p. 698-699]
[1096W-{8/11/81} CD Vol. II, p. 703]
[P. 703] “An article about anti-Jewish demonstrations makes him remark, ‘That is the only way it can be done – by throwing these fellows out and giving them a thrashing.’ “ [1096W-{8/11/81} CD Vol. II, p. 703]
