It is very difficult to trace the course of Wagner's inner development—no trust must be placed in his own description of his soul's experiences. He writes party-pamphlets for his followers.
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It is extremely doubtful whether Wagner is able to bear witness about himself.
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There are men who try in vain to make a principle out of themselves. This was the case with Wagner.
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Wagner's obscurity concerning final aims; his non-antique fogginess.
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All Wagner's ideas straightway become manias; he is tyrannised over by them. How can such a man allow himself to be tyrannised over in this [pg 090] way! For instance by his hatred of Jews. He kills his themes like his “ideas,” by means of his violent love of repeating them. The problem of excessive length and breadth; he bores us with his raptures.