"The crushing experiences of nine years taught me to doubt that the World fights against Evil with a pure and unbroken will. If you like, you can call this emigrant psychosis, or even disbelief. But first of all, there is obviously a difference between faith in Good and faith in the victory of Good on this Earth, especially if Good does not really know what it wants, while Evil does.
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Thomas MannAll Translations
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The crushing experiences of nine years taught me to doubt that the World fights against Evil with a pure and unbroken will. If you like, you can call this emigrant psychosis, or even disbelief. But first of all, there is obviously a difference between faith in Good and faith in the victory of Good on this Earth, especially if Good does not really know what it wants, while Evil does.
""Kilenc esztendő lesújtó tapasztalatai megtanítottak kételkedni abban, hogy a Világ tiszta és töretlen akarattal küzd a Rossz ellen. Ha úgy tetszik, emigráns-pszichózisnak lehet ezt nevezni, sőt akár hitetlenségnek is. Hanem először is nyilván különbség van a Jóba vetett hit és a Jónak e Földön való győzelmébe vetett hit között, főleg ha a Jó nem is igen tudja, mit akar, a Rossz viszont nagyon is pontosan tudja."