I have been horrified lately at the capacity of the human voice, quite apart from what it says, simply in itself, to express the spiritual extinction of a whole people; and not merely individually, but to betray, to express and proclaim it typically, representatively. The voice of the announcer.
Theodor Haecker, Journal in the Night
http://www.archive.org/stream/journalinthenigh009030mbp/journalinthenigh009030mbp_djvu.txt
dmf–Many thanks for the link. I didn’t realize it was out there. What a remarkable book it is.
my pleasure, hope people enjoy it and thanks for blogging your thoughtful reflections