“The battle is a collision of power, of gods themselves: man is only a pawn in these terrible games, or their scene, or their medium; but man’s greatness consists precisely in his act of becoming such medium. By this act he becomes imbued with a soul and identical with the powers.”

“The battle is a collision of power, of gods themselves: man is only a pawn in these terrible games, or their scene, or their medium; but man’s greatness consists precisely in his act of becoming such medium. By this act he becomes imbued with a soul and identical with the powers.”

— Karl Jaspers