Words! — What were words? — Utterances, figments blown into the
air on the breath. They disappeared with it. Nothing was
certain. Not a single thing was clearly established. There was
no single guideline for those who wanted to reach the same goal.
They spoke of rights and no two among them could agree as to
what rights were; where they did at least outwardly agree they
daily trampled them underfoot. Language was used to create
confusion in the minds of the people. They all used the same
words, but with different meanings. Why did they still use this
language! They not only used words to suit themselves, each
acted according to the interpretation which he gave his words.
When others did not agree with their interpretation they used
force to compel them to "agree". They stated their will with
words; they achieved it by force. Who gave them the right to use
force? Ernst Foerster laughed. The right? — He had just realized
that right, too, was only a word like all the rest; in fact,
opinions were, perhaps, more d