"Man cannot be given power. It rots, rots from the inside. How long could I go on without pride creeping into me? I suspect he has already started his work. In those moments when I spoke to large masses of people... did I not begin to think that I was speaking, that I was sending them a message, that I knew what they should or should not do, and that I was no longer just God's messenger, but God's advocate ? Do you understand? Promoted, exalted, man above men!
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Agatha ChristieAll Translations
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Man cannot be given power. It rots, rots from the inside. How long could I go on without pride creeping into me? I suspect he has already started his work. In those moments when I spoke to large masses of people... did I not begin to think that I was speaking, that I was sending them a message, that I knew what they should or should not do, and that I was no longer just God's messenger, but God's advocate ? Do you understand? Promoted, exalted, man above men!
""Az embert nem lehet hatalommal felruházni. Megrohasztja, belülről rohasztja meg. Meddig folytathattam volna anélkül, hogy a gőg belém költözzön? Gyanítom, hogy máris megkezdte a munkáját. Azokban a pillanatokban, mikor széles néptömegekhez beszéltem... vajon nem kezdtem-e úgy gondolni, hogy én beszélek, én üzenek nekik, én tudom, hogy mit kell vagy nem kell cselekedniük, s hogy én már nemcsak Isten hírnöke vagyok, hanem Isten szószólója? Érti hát? Előléptetve, felmagasztalva, ember az emberek fölött!"