PREFACE
meaning. His memory has given me new heart,
has set before me his example, his unerring and
tireless striving.
Once more—and for the last time—I shall briefly
interrupt the work on that accursed book, since
I wish to preserve my memories of Freud, and I
must look through what I have written and add
to the old.
Tomorrow—no, this morning—the radio will
announce what Hitler and Mussolini have decreed
shall be the fate of Europe. But however they decide,
the future of Europe is not a thing obedient to
their decisions. The future of humanity will not be
wrought by wars and conquests, but by the quiet
work of the mind. The lamp that burns in the night
over the scientist's desk gives more powerful light
than artillery fire. Freud shall live long after Hitler
and Mussolini are dust.
THEODOR REIK.
June 19, 1940.
NEW YORK,