Listen, Little Man!

By Wilhelm Reich

IntroductioN: Listen,LittleMan!Isahumanandnotascientificdocument.Itwaswritteninthesummer neInstitutewithouttheintentionofpublishingit.Itwastheresultoftheinner storms entistandphysicianwhowatched,overdecadefirstnaively,then withamazementandfinal eLittleManinthestreetdoestohimself;howhe suffersandrebels,howheesteemshis w,whereverhegainspower asarepresentativeofthepeoplehemisusesthispowerand hepowerwhichpreviouslyhehadtosufferatthehandsofindividualsadistsoftheupper asthequietanswertogossipanddefamation.Fordecades,the emotionalplaguehastried eresearch(notewell:nottoproveitincorrect, buttokillitbydefamation).Orgonere ponsibilityforhumanlifeand health.ThefactjustifiesthepublicationofthisTalko mednecessaryfor themaninthestreettolearnwhatgoesoninascientificworkshopa riencedpsychiatrist.Hemustlearntoknowreality,whichalonecancounteracthis disast ority.Hemustbetoldclearlywhatresponsibilityhecarries,whetherhe works,loves,ha rnhowhebecomesaFascist,beittheblackorredvariety. Hewhofightsforthesafegua nofourchildrenmustneedsbe againsttheredaswellastheblackFascist.Notbecause ascist beforehim,hasamurderousideology,butbecauseheturnslivelyandhealthychild otsandmoralidiots;becausewithhim,thestatecomesbeforeright,theliebeforetruth, echild,andthesafeguardingofthelivinginthechild,remainsouronlyhope.Thereis ndphysician:thattothelivinginthechildandthepatient.Ifthis loyaltyisstrictly sofforeignpoliticsalsofindtheirsimplesolution. ThisTalkdoesnotimplythato nce.Itdescribesstormsin theemotionallifeofaproductive,happyindividual.Itdoes body.It picturesexperienceasapaintingpicturesathunderstorm.Thereaderisnotaske t.Itdoesnotcontainanyintentionsorprogrammes.Allitwantstodoistowinforthe sonalreaction,whichonehasneverdenied,tothepoetor philosopher.Itisaprotestag izedintentionoftheemotionalplagueto shootitspoisonarrowsatthehardworkingrese tshowswhatthe emotionalplagueis,howitfunctionsandretardsprogress.Italsoattes emendousunminedtreasures,whichlieinthedepthofhumannature:readytobeputinthe es. Theliving,initssocialandhumaninterrelationship,isnaivelykindlyandthus,und ions,endangered.Itassumesthatthefellowhumanalsofollowsthelawsofthelivingand g.Aslonga.thenistheemotionalplague,thisnaturalbasicattitudethatofthe health esthegreatestdangerinthestruggleforarationalorderoflife. Fortheplagueindivi wbeingsthecharacteristicsofhisownthinkingand acting.Thekindlyindividualbelieve dlyandactaccordingly.Theplague individualbelievesthatallpeoplelie,swindle,stea rly,then,thelivingisata disadvantageandindanger.Whereitgivestotheplagueind idedor betrayed;andwhereittrustsitischeated. Thatsthewayithasalwaysbeen.I nhardnessisneededin

thestruggleforitssafeguardinganddevelopment;indoingso,itwillnotloseitskindne rageously.Thereishopeinthefactthat,amongmillionsofindustrious,decentindividual stafewpestilentialindividualswhocausemurderousmischiefbyappealingto thedarkno hestructureofthearmoredmassindividualandlendthemto organizedpoliticalmurder.T othegermsoftheemotionalplagueinthemass individual:hisownfeelingoflivinglife utforitsproperrolein humanlife.Itisbasedonthethreepillarsoflove,workandk againsttheemotionalplaguehastoleantousetherighttofreespeechasweenjoyitin motionalplaguemisusesitforthebad.Grantedequalrightinthe depressionofopinion, inout.Thisisanimportanthope.

Listen, Little Man! TheycallyouLittleMan,CommonMan;theysayanewerahasbegun,theEraoftheCom cePresidentsofgreatnations,promoted laborleaders,repentantsonsofbourgeoisfamili hilosophers.Theygiveyouyour futurebutdontaskaboutyourpast. Youareheirtoad ingdiamondinyourhand.ThatswhatItellyou. Everyphysician,shoemaker,mechanicor omingsifheistodohiswork andmakehisliving.Forsomedecades,youhavebeguntopl

urthinkingandyouractionsthatthefutureofhumanitydepends.Butyourteachersandmas dythinkendare;nobodydamntovoicetheonecriticismofyouwhichcould makeyoucapab efreeonlyinonesensefreefromeducationin governingyourlifeyourself,freefrom ucomplain:Youpromotemetobethefuturemasterofmyselfandmyworld,but youdont dyoudonttellmethemistakesinmy thinkingandmyactions. Youletmeninpowerass mainsilent.Yougivemen inpowerorimpotentpeoplewithevilintentionsthepowertore realizethatagainandagainyouarebeingdefrauded. Iunderstandyou.For,manythousand ed,physicallyandpsychically, withoutamask,withoutapartycardwithoutyourpopular akedlikea FieldMarshalinhisunderpants.Youhavecomplainedandcriedbeforeme,have s,andhavedisclosedyourloveandyourgrief.IknowyouandIunderstandyou.Iamgoing nestlybelieveinyourgreatfuture.Thereisnodoubt,it belongstoyou.So,firstofal lfasyoureallyare.Listentowhatnone ofyourFuhrersandrepresentativesdarestelly erstandthedoublemeaningofthesewords:little:andcommon. Dontrun.Havethecour uhavetotellmethings?Icanseequestioninyourapprehensivelook.Ihearthis quest ttleMan.Youareafraidtolookatyourself,youareafraidof criticism,LittleMan,jus romiseyou.Youwouldknowhowtouse thispower.Youdarenotthinkthatyouevermighte :freeinstead;open insteadoftactical;lovingopenlyinsteadoflikeathiefinthenig ttleMan.Youtoy:WhoamItohaveanopinionofmyowntodeterminemy ownlifeandto omakeaclaimtoyourlife? Ishalltellyouwhoyouare: Youaredifferentfromtherea n,atonetime,alsowasa verylittlemanbuthedevelopedoneimportantability:helear nkingandactions.Underthepressureofsometask,whichwasdeartohim,helearnedbette hatcamefromhissmallnessnodpettiness.Thegreatman,then,knowswhen andinwhathe tknowthatheislittle,andheisafraidofknowing it.Hecoversuphissmallnessandn handgreatness,ofothers

strengthandgreatness.Heisproudofhisgreatgeneralsbutnotproudofhimself.Headmi aveandnotthethoughthedidhave.Hebelievesinthingsallthemore thoroughlytheles elieveinthecorrectnessofthoseideas,which hecomprehendsmosteasily. Ishallbegin f: Fortwentyfiveyears,inthewrittenandspokenword,Ihaveadvocatedyourrighttoh sedyouofyourinabilitytotakewhatbelongstoyou,tosecurewhatyouhadgainedin th arricades,intheAmericanemancipationorintheRussian revolution.YourParisendedin nnainHitler;yourRussiainStalin,andyour AmericacouldendintheregimeofaKKK.Y anhowto safeguarditforyourselfandothers.Ihaveknownthisforalongtime.WhatI ouhadfoughtyourwaylaboriouslyoutofonemorass,yougotintoaworseone. Then,slow syouaslave:YOUAREYOUROWNSLAVE DRIVER.Nobodyelsenobodyexceptyouyourselfcarri urslavery. Nobodyelse. Thatisnotnew,isntit?Yourliberatorstellyouthatyoursu aus,Pope GregorytheTwentyeight,Morgan,KrupporFord.Andyourliberatorsarecalle ler,andStalin. Itellyou:Onlyyouyourselfcanbeyourliberator! Thissentencemakes hterforpurenessandtruth.Andnowwhenitisa matteroftellingyouthetruthaboutyo idofyouandyourattitude towardsthetruth.Tosaythetruthaboutyouisdangerousto tit becomesthelootofeverygang.Ifthatwerenotsowouldnotbewhatyouareandwhe thatanycost.TheLittleManinmesaysItisstupidtoexpose oneselftotheLittle otwanttohearthetruth abouthimselfHedoesnotwantthegreatresponsibilitywhichis , orwantstobecomealittlegreatman.Hewantstobecomerich,orapartyleader,orco hesocietyfortheabolitionofvice.Buthedoesnotwanttoassumethe responsibilityfo ousing,traffic,education,research,administration,or whateveritmaybe. TheLittle omeagreatmanknowninGermany,Austria,Scandinavia, England,America,Palestine,etc. tyou.The"saviorsofculturalvalues"hateyou. Yourstudentsloveyou.Yourformerpat ctedwiththeemotionalplagueare afteryou.Youhavewrittentwelvebooksand150articl emiseryofthe LittleMan.Yourfindingsandtheoriesarebeingtaughtatuniversities;o thatyouareaverygreatman.Youarelikenedtotheintellectualgiantsinthehistoryof stdiscoveryincenturies,foryouhavediscoveredthecosmiclifeenergyandthe lawsof emadecancercomprehensible.Youwentfromcountrytocountry, becauseyoutoldthetruth efruitsofyourefforts;enjoyyourfame.Inafew years,yournamewillbeheardeverywh ,andwithdrawtoyour studytoworkonthefunctionallawofnature! ThusspeakstheLi leMan. Foralongtime,IwasinclosecontactwithyoubecauseIknewyourlifefrommy

becauseIwantedtohelpyou.IkeptupthecontactbecauseIsawthatIreallyhelpedyou

hwithtearsinyoureyes.Verygradually,Ibegantoseethatyouwere willingtotakemy ddefenditandfoughthardforyouinyour stead.ThencameyourFuhrersandsmashedmyw edthem.NowI keptupthecontactinordertolearnhowonecouldhelpyouwithoutperish tim.TheLittleManinmewantedtowinyou,tosaveyou,hewantedtoberegardedbyyou ermathematicsbecauseyouhavenotthefaintest ideawhatitisallabout.Thelessyou ivereverence.Youknow HitlerbetterthanNietzsche,NapoleonbetterthanPestalozzi.Ak na SigmundFreud.TheLittleManinmewouldliketowinyouasitiscommonlydone,with ouwhenitistheLittleManinmewhowouldleadyoutofreedom. Youmightdiscoveryou ouinme.ForthisreasonI haveceasedtobewillingtodieforyourfreedomtobeanybod atIjustsaid:tobeanybodysslaveisnotasimplematter. Inordernolongertobeth meanybodysslave,onefirst hastoeliminatethisoneindividualoppressor,say,theTsa ecannotcommit withouthavinghighidealsoffreedomandrevolutionarymotives.Onethen y freedompartyundertheleadershipofatrulygreatman;sayJesus,Marx,LincolnorLen eedomdeadlyseriously.Inordertoestablishitinapracticalway,hehastosurround hi persanderrandboys,becausehecannotdothegiganticjobhimself. Furthermore,youwoul imfallbythewayside,ifhehadnorsurrounded himselfwithlittlegreatpersons.Surrou sons,heconquerspowerforyou, orapieceoftruth,oranew,betterbelief.Hewritesg ntsonyour helpandseriousness.Hepullsyououtofyoursocialmorass.Inordertokeep rsons,inordernottolooseyourconfidencethe,thetrulygreatmanhasmsacrificepiece ichhewasabletoattainonlyinthedeepestintellectualloneliness,farfrom youandyo econtactwithyourlife.Inordertobeabletoleadyouhe hastotolerateyourtransfor uwouldhavenoconfidenceinhimif hehadremainedthesimplemanthathewas,amanwho rriagecertificate.Inthisway,youyourselfproduceyournewmaster.Promotedtotherole nloseshisgreatnessbecausethisgreatnessconsistedinhisstraightforwardness, simplic drealcontactwithlife.Thelittlegnatpersons,whoderivedtheirgreatnessfrom thegn ffinance,diplomacy,government,sciencesandartsandyou remainwhereyouwere:inth sforthesakeofaSocialistfutureor aThirdReich.Youcontinuetoliveindirtho ed withmanure.Butyouareproudofyourpalaceofculture.Youaresatisfiedwiththeil twarandthedownfallofthenewmasters. Indistantnations,littlemenhaveindustrious einganybodysslaveandhave thuslearnedhow,withlittleintellectualeffort,onecanb selittlegreatmen comefromyourranks,notfrompalacesandmansions.Theyhavehungere shortentheprocessofchangingmasters.Theyhavelearnedthatahundredyearsofhardint edom,ofpersonalsacrificeforyourhappiness,evenof;sacrificinglifeforyour freedom ryourenslavement.Whatreallygreatthinkersforfreedomhad elaboratedandhadsuffered royedinlessthanfiveyears.Thelittlemenfrom yourranksthenshortentheprocess:th lly.Morethanthat,theytell

youinsomanywordsthatyouandyourlife,yourfamilyandyourchildren,amounttonothi vient,thatonecandowithyouwhatonepleases.Theydonotpromiseyou personalfreedom otpromiseyouselfconfidencebutrespectforthe statenotpersonalgreatness,butnatio sonalfreedomandpersonalgreatness arenothingtoyoubutvagueconcepts,whilenati tatemake yourmouthwaterlikeabonethatofadog,youloudlyacclaimthem.Noneofth efreedom,asdidJesus,KarlMarxorLincoln.Theydonotloveyou;theydespiseyou, sin an.Theyknowyouwell;farbetterthanaRockefellerortheTories knowyou.Theyknowy yyoushouldknowthem.Theyhave sacrificedyoutoasymbol,andyoucarrythemtopower enelevated byyou,yourself,andarenurturedbyyou,inspiteofthefactor,rather, asks.Indeed,theytoldyouinsomanywords:Youareaninferiorbeingwithoutany respo ainso.AndyoucallthemSaviors,NewLiberatorsandyell: Heil,Heil!,andViva, raid.ForonyoudependsthefateofhumanityIam afraidofyoubecausethereisnothing esick,verysick,Little Man.Itisnotyourfault.Butitisyourresponsibilitytorid dhave longsinceshakenoffyouroppressorshadyounottoleratedoppressionandoftenac liceforceintheworldwouldbepowerfulenoughtosuppressyouifyouhadonlyamiteo ing,ifyouknew,deepdown,thatwithoutyoulifewouldnotgoonfor evenanhour.Didy dyoutheProletarianoftheWorld,buthe didnottellyouthatyou,andonlyyou,are esponsibleforthe honorofthefatherland) Youmustcometorealizethatyoumadeyour dthatyoumade martyrsoutofyourtrulygreatmen;thatyoucrucifiedandmurderedthem tgiveathoughttothemandtheirlaborsforyou;thatyouhavenoideatowhomyouowewha ife. Yousay,BeforeItrustyou,Iwanttoknowyourphilosophyoflife.Whenyouhear strictAttorney,ortotheCommitteeagainstUnAmericanActivities,orto theFBI,the

northeLeadersoftheProletariansofthe World,or,finally,youwillsimplyrun: I hristianoraJeworaMohammedan,aMormon,Polygamist,Homosexual,Anarchistor Boxer. oveheranddesireherandnotbecauseIhappentohaveamarriage certificateorbecause hildren;Idonotfishanddonotshootdeerorrabbits.ButIamagoodshotandliketoh rtiesinordertospreadmytheories.Ifmy teachingsarecorrecttheywillspreadbythem nyhealthofficialunlesshehasmastereditbetterthanIhave.AndI determinewhohasm ricaciesofmydiscovery. Istrictlyobserveeverylawwhenitmakessense,butIfightit .(Dont runtotheDistrictAttorney,LittleMan,forhedoesthesameifheisadecent

Iwantchildrenandadolescentstoexperiencetheirbodilyhappinessinloveandtoenjoyi lievethat,inordertobereligiousinthegoodandgenuinesenseoftheword,onehasto ndshrunkeninbodyandsoul. IknowthatwhatyoucallGodactuallyexists,butinadi alcosmicenergyintheuniverse,asyourloveinyourbody,asyourhonestyandyourfeeli ouldshowthedoortoanybodywho,underwhateverflimsypretext,weretotrytointerfere nalworkwithpatientorchild.Inanyopencourt,Iwouldaskhimsomevery simpleandcl werwithoutbeingashamedeverafter.ForIama workingmanwhoknowswhatamanreallyi mething,and whowantsworktogoverntheworld,andnotopinionsaboutwork.Ihavemyow iefromthetruth,which,everyhouroftheday,Iuselikeatoolandwhichafteruse,I ttleMan.Thathasnotalwaysbeenso.ImyselfwasaLittleMan, amongmillionsofLittle standapsychiatrist,andIlearnedtosee howverysickyouareandhowdangerousyouar ctthatitis yourownemotionalsickness,andnotanexternalpower,whicheveryhourand u,eventhoughtheremaybenoexternalpressure.Youwouldhaveovercomethetyrants long dhealthy.Youroppressorscomefromyourownranksasinthe pasttheycamefromtheuppe ttlerthanyouare,LittleMan.Forit takesagooddoseoflittlenesstoknowyourmisery nowledgeto suppressyoustillbetter,stillharder. Youhavenosenseorganforthetrul uffering,hislonging,hisraging, hisfightforyouarealientoyou.Youcannotundersta hoare incapableofsuppressingorexploitingyou,andwhoreallywantyoutobefree,rea emenandwomenfortheyarealientoyourbeing.Theyaresimpleandstraight;tothem, t hroughyou,notwithderision,butpainedatthefateof humans;butyoufeellookedthro hemonly,Man,whenmanyother LittleMentellyouthatthatthesemenaregreat.Youare sstolife andhisloveforlife.Thegreatmanlovesyousimplyasalivinganimal,asa ferasyouhavesufferedforthousandsofyears.Hedoesnotwanttohearyoubabble asyo .Hedoesnotwanttoseeyouasabeastofburdenbecausehe loveslifeandwouldliketo udrivereallygreatmentothepointwheretheydespiseyou,where,painedbyyouandyour heretheyavoidyouand,worstofall,begintopityyou.Ifyou,LittleMan, happentobe tampthegreatmanasakindofcriminal,ora criminalwhohasfailedtomakegood,ora oesnotseethe goaloflifeinamassingmoney,orinthesociallypropermarriageofhis r,orinacademictitlesortheNobelPrize.Forthisreasonsbecauseheisnotlikeyou,y nd,iswillingtostatethatheisnogenius,butsimplyaliving being.Youcallhimaso sthoughts,orthelaboratory,withhis work,toyourempty,babblingsocialparties.Yo shismoneyfor scientificresearchinsteadofbuyingbondsandstocks,asyoudo.Youpre

bottomlessdegeneration,tocallthesimple,straightforwardmanabnormal:ascomparedwit peofnormality,thehomonormalis.Youmeasurehimwithyourpettyyardsticksandfind ormality,Youcannotsee,LittleMan,thatitisyouwho drivehim,whoisfulloflovefo iallifebecauseyouhavemade itinsufferable,beitintavernorinthepalace.Whohad y decadesofheartbreakingsuffering?Itisyou,withyourirresponsibility,yournarrown kingyourunshakeableaxiomsthatcannotsurvivetenyearsofsocialdevelopment.Justth ousworetobecorrectinasfewyearsashaveelapsedbetweentheFirstandthe SecondWo lyrecognizedtobeerroneous,howmuchofit haveyouretracted?Absolutelynothing,Litt hinkscautiously,butoncehe hasgottenholdofanimportantidea,hethinksinlongrang akera pariahoutofthegreatmanwhenhisthoughtiscorrectandlastingandyourthough ghimapariah,youplantthedreadfulseedoflonelinessinhim.Nottheseedof loneline uttheseedofthefearofbeingmisunderstoodandmaltreated byyou.Foryouarethepeo ce.Haveyou,LittleMan,ever honestlythoughtaboutthegiganticresponsibilityinvolve nestlyasked yourselfwhetheryouthinkcorrectlyornot,fromthestandpointoflongterm nature,orofgreathumandeeds,say,ofaJesus?No,youdidnotaskyourselfwhetheryour ad,youaskedyourselfwhatyourneighborwasgoingtosayaboutit,orwhether yourhones

ttleMan,andnothingelse,iswhatyouaskedyourself. Afterthushavingdriventhegreat gotwhatyoudidtohim.Allyoudidwas toutterothernonsense,tocommitanotherlittle rdeephurt.Youforget. Butitisofthenatureofthegreatmennottoforget,butalso NDERSTANDWHYYOUACTSOSHABBILY.Iknowthatthisalsoisalientoyourthinkingand fee ainahundred,athousand,amilliontimes,ifyouinflictwounds thatcannothealeven owwhatyoudidthegreatman suffersforyourmisdeedsinyourplace,notbecausethese re petty.Hewouldliketoknowwhatmovesyoutodothingslikethesetosmearyourmarit pointedyou:totortureyourchildbecausehedoesnotpleaseavicious neighbor;tolook ploithim;totakewhereyouaregivenandto givewhereitisdemandedofyou,butnever eanotherkick toafellowwhoisdownorabouttogodown;toliewheretruthisrequired dofthelie.Youarealwaysonthesideoftheprosecutors,LittleMan. Inordertogain uruselessfriendship,thegreatmanwould havetoadjusthimselftoyou,wouldhavetota nhimselfwithyour virtues.Butifhehadyourvirtues,yourlanguageandyourfriendship trueandsimple.Theproof:yourfriendswhotalkedthewayyouwantedthemtotalkhavene evethatyourfriendcoulddosomethinggreat.Secretly,youdespiseyourself,evenwhen egreatestdisplayofyourdignity;andsinceyoudespiseyourself youcannotrespecthim tbelievethatsomebodywhosatatthetablewith youorlivedinthesamehousewithyou roximity,LittleManitis difficulttothink.Onecanonlythinkaboutyou,notwithyou. thought.Asamotheryousaytoyourchild,whichexploresitsworld:Thatsnotathingf usay:Thatsnothingfordecentstudents.What,doubtthetheoryoftheair

germs?Asateacheryousay:Childrenaretobeseenandnottobeheard.Asawifeyou ntyougototheofficelikeeverybodyelseandmakea decentliving?Butwhatissaidi derstanditornot. Itellyou,LittleMan:Youhavelostthefeelingforthebestthatis rderitwhereveryoudetectitinothers,inyourchildren,yourwife,yourhusband,yourf ittleandyouwanttoremainlittle. YouaskhowIknowallthis?Illtellyou: Ihavee lfinyou,Ihave,asatherapistfreedyoufromyour pettinesses,Ihave,asaneducator, nessandopenness.Iknowhowyou defendyourselfagainststraightforwardness;Iknowthe henyouareaskedto followyourtrue,genuinebeing. Youarenotonlylittle,LittleMan e,momentsofrapture andelation,ofsoaringup.Butyoudonthavethestaminato uupandup.Youareafraidofsoaring,afraidofheightanddepth.Nietzschehastold you ottellyouwhyyouarethatway.Hetriedtomakeyouinto asuperman,anUbermench;in chbecameyour FuhrerHitler.AndyouremainedtheUbermench. Iwantyoutostopbei .Yourself,insteadofthe newspaperyoureadorthepooropinionthatyouhearfromyour o notknowwhatandhearyoureallypredeepdown.Inthedepth,youarewhatadeeris,o lievethatyouareamemberoftheLegion,thebowlingclubor theKuKluxKlan.Andsince oo,youhavebeentoldby others:byHeinrichManninGermanyaslongastwentyfiveyears ir,DosPassesandothers.ButyoudidntknowofMannorSinclair.Youknowonlythechamp etweenalibraryandabrawl,youwillunquestionablychoosethe brawl. Youbegforhappi oreimportanttoyou,evenifitcostsyouyourspineor yourlife.Sinceyouhaveneverl yandprotectit,youdonotknowthe courageoftheuprightindividual.Youwanttoknow eradioto theannouncementsoflaxatives,dentalcreamsanddeodorants.Butyoufailtoh a.Youfailtoperceivethebottomlessstupidityandthedisgustinglybadtasteoftheseth ocatchyourear.Haveyoueverpaidcloseattentiontothejokes,whichamasterof cerem lub?Jokesaboutyou,abouthimself,aboutyourwholesmall miserableworld.Listentoyou aandyoulearnwhoandhowyouare. Listen,LittleMan:Themiseryofhumanexistencebec esepetty misdeeds.Everyoneofyourpettinessesmakesthehopeforanimprovementofyou scauseforgrieving,LittleMan,deep,heartbreakinggrieving.Inordernottofeelthis es,andcallitfolkhumor.Youhearthejokeaboutyourself,andyoulaughheartily wit oumakefunofyourself.YoulaughattheLittleMan,butyoudontknow thatyoulaughat sofLittleMendonotknowthatonelaughsat them.Whydoesonelaughatyou,LittleMan iousjoy,all throughthecenturies!Hasiteverstruckyouashearridiculousthepeople

movies?Iwilltellyouwhyonelaughsatyou,becauseItakeyouvery,veryseriously. Wi urthinkingalwaysmissesthetruth,justasaplayfulsharpshooteris ableconsistentlya lseye.Youdontthinkso?Illshowyou.Youcouldhave longsincebecomethemasterof nthedirectionofthetruth. Butyouthinklikethis: ItsallthefaultoftheJews. r. WhatsthedifferencebetweenJewishbloodandotherblood?Thisquestionstumpsyou;

ed,andanswer:ImeantheJewishrace.Whatisrace?Iask.Race?Why,thats simple .WhatcharacterizestheJewishrace? Well,aJewisdarkhaired,hasalonghooknosea d capitalistic.HaveyoueverseenaMediterraneanFrenchmanorItaliantogetherwitha m?Well,notreally.What,then,isaJew?Thebloodpictureshowsnodifference;he d alian.AndhaveyoueverseenGermanJews?Sure,they looklikeGermans.Andwhatisa e.Arethe IndiansAryans?Sure.AretheyNordic?No.Aretheyblond?No.So lythereareJews,justasthereare ChristiansandMohammedans.ImeantheJewishreligi oucalladescendantofDavidaJewifyoudontcallRooseveltaDutchman?WiththeJews ewayyoudrive,LittleMan.Fromyourdrivelyoucreatearmedformationsandtheseslayte ucannoteventellwhataJewis.Thatswhyonelaughsatyou,why oneavoidsyouwhenon orass.Whenyousay Jewyoumakeyourselffeelsuperior.Youhavetodothatbecauseyou iserablebecauseyouarepreciselythatwhichyoumurderintheallegedJew.Thisisonlya ttleMan. YoufeelyourpettinesslesswhenyousayJew,arrogantlyorcontemptuously.I ndthatout.YoucallsomebodyaJewifhearousestoolittleortoomuchrespectinyou. w.ButIdonotconcedethisrighttoyou,beyoualittle AryanoralittleJew.OnlyI inewhoIam.Iam, biologicallyandculturally,amongrel,andIamproudofbeingthein ll classesandracesandnations,proudofnotbeingofapureraceorbelongingtoap ikeyou,thelittleFascistofallnations,racesandclasses.Ihearthatin Palestineyo nbecauseheisnotcircumcised.Ihavenothingmorein commonwithJewishFasciststhanw ,doyougobackonlytoSem,and nottotheprotoplasm?Tome,thelivingbeginsinthep fice. Ittookmanymillionyearstodevelopyoufromajellyfishtoaterrestrialbiped.Y n,intheformofrigidity,haslastedonlysixthousandyears.Itwilltakeahundredorf earsbeforeyourediscovernatureinyou,beforeyoufindthejellyfish inyourselfagain. shinyouanddescribedittoyouindearlanguage.Whenyou heardaboutitthefirsttime mber,itwasinScandinavia;ata timeyouwerelookingforanewLenin.ButIhadmoreim le. YouhavealsoproclaimedmetobeanewDarwin,orMaryorPasteur,orFreud.Itoldy ndwritelikeme,ifyouonlywouldnotalwaysyell,Hail,Hail,Messiah! Forthisvictori ndparalysesyourcreativenature.

Doyounotpersecutetheillegitimatemotherasanimmoralbeing,LittleMan?Dontyoum hildrenborninwedlockwhoarelegitimateandchildrenbornoutof wedlockwhoare erstandyourownwords:You veneratethechildChrist.ThechildChristwasbornbyamoth ate.Thus, withouthavinganyideaofit,youvenerateinthechildChristyourlongingfo enpeckedMan.YoumadetheillegitimatelybornchildChristtheSonofGod,whodidnot hen,astheApostlePaul,youbegantopersecutethechildrenoftrue loveandtogivethe tionofyourreligiouslaws.Youareamiserable LittleMan! Yourunyourautomobilesand chthegreatGalileoinvented.Doyouknow, LittleMan,thatthegreatGalileohadthreec icense?Thatyoudonttell yourschoolchildren.AnddidyounottortureGalileoforthis leManinthefatherlandofSlavicPeoples,thatyourgreatLenin,thegreatest fathero olishedyourcompulsivemarriagewhenhecametopower? Anddoyouknowthathehimselfha riagelicense?Anddidyounot have,throughyourFuhrerofallSlavs,theoldlawsofcom ed,becauseyou didnotknowthatyoushouldletLeninsbigdeedlive? Ofallthisyouk istory,orthefightforyourfreedom,and whoareyou,anyhow,tohaveanopinionofyour atitisyourpornographicmindandyoursexualirresponsibility,which putyouinthesha . Youfeelyourselfmiserableandsmall,stinking,impotent,rigid,lifelessandempty.Yo aveone,youonlywanttolayherinordera,provethemaninyou.Youdont knowwha ellbad,yourskinisclammy;you dontfeelyourchildinyourarmandsoyoutreatitas rebotheredbyyourimpotence.Itinvadedeverythoughtofyours.Itinterferedwith your useyouwereunabletogiveherlove.Yousufferfromphobias, nervousnessandpalpitation earoundsexuality.Somebodytellsyouofsex economy,whichunderstandsyouandwouldlik akeyouliveyour sexualityatnightsothatduringthedayyouwouldbefreeofsexualth k.Itwouldliketoseeyourwifehappyinyourarmsinsteadofdesperate.Itwouldliketo e,lovinginsteadofcruel.Butyou,hearingofsexeconomy,say:Sexisnt everything.T nlife.Thatsthewayyouare,LittleMan. OryouareaMarxist:aprofessionalrevolu softhe world.Youwanttofreetheworldfromitssufferings.Thedeceivedmassesruna lling:Stop,stop,youproletarianmasses!YoujustcantseeyetthatIamyour liberato rmasses,LittleRevolutionary;Ishowthemthemiseryof theirsmalllives.Theylisten, .Theycrowdintoyourorganizationsbecause theyexpecttofindmethere.Butwhatdoyou urgeoisinvention.Itis theeconomicfactorsthatcount.AndyoureadVandeVeldesboo

ansetouttogiveyoureconomicemancipationascientificbasisyoulethimstarve.You k gainstyourdeviationfromthelawsoflife.Whenthisfirstattemptofhis wassuccessful ationandthuskilleditasecondtime.Thefirsttimethegreat

mandissolvedyourorganization.Thesecondtime,hehaddiedinthemeantimeandcouldno ou.Youdidnotunderstandthathefound,inyourwork,thelivingpower,which createsva athissociologywantedtoprotectyoursocietyagainstyour state.Youdontunderstanda hyoureconomicfactorsyoudontgetanywhere.Agreat,wisemanworkedhimselfto deat omicconditionsifyouwanttoenjoyyourlife;that hungryindividualsareunabletofurt tionsoflife,withoutexception,belong here;thatyouhavetoemancipateyourselfandyo ny.Thistrue,greatmanmade onlyonemistakewhenhetriedtoenlightenyou:hebelieved ion.He believedyouwerecapableofsecuringyourfreedomonceyouhadconqueredit.And flettingyou,theproletarian,beadictator. Andwhatdidyou,LittleMan,dowiththe romthisgreatman? Ofallofit,onlyonewordkeptringinginyourears:dictatorship!O rthadpouredout,awordremained:dictatorship.Everythingelseyouthrewoverboard, fr h,thesolutionoftheproblemsofeconomicslavery,themethodofthinking ahead;everyth ntoverboard.Onlyoneword,whichhadbeenunhappilychosen thoughwellmeant,stuckyou: issmallnegligenceofagreatmanyouhavebuiltagiantsystemoflies,persecution,tort retpolice,espionageanddenunciation,uniforms,Marshalsandmedalsbut everythingels oard.Doyoubegintounderstandalittlebetterhowyouare, LittleMan?Notyet?Well,l sofyourhappinessinlifeandloveyou confusedwithmachinery;theemancipationofh ate;the risingofmillionswiththeparadeofcannons;theliberationoflovewithther rhandsonwhenyoucametoGermany;theeliminationofpovertywiththeeradicationof th ntcarewiththebreedingofpatriots;birthcontrolwithmedalsfor motherswithtenc self,thisideaofyoursofthemotherwithten children? Inothercountries,too,theun torship,ranginyourears.There,youputit intoresplendentuniformsandyoucreatedf tent,mysticalandsadistic officialwholedyouintotheThirdReichandledsixtymillio ukeep yelling,Hail,HailHail! Thatsthewayyouare,LittleMan.Butnobodydarestel dofyou andwantsyoutobesmall,LittleMan. Youdevouryourhappiness.Neverhaveyou m.Thatswhyyougreedily devourhappiness,withouttakingresponsibilityforsecuringha tfromlearningto takecareofyourhappiness,tonurtureitasagardenernurtureshisf greatsearchersandpoetsandsagesfledfromyoubecausetheywantedtotakecareoftheir y,LittleMan,itiseasytodevourhappinessbutdifficulttoprotectit. Youdontknow ellyou:Thediscovererworkshard,forten, twentyorthirtyyears,withoutletup,onhi lidea.Hehastocarrythe heavyburdenofwhatisnewallbyhimself.Hehastosuffery eideas andideals,hehastocomprehendandanalyzethem,and,finally,hastoreplaceth othelphim,LittleMan.Notintheleast.Onthecontrary,Youdontcomeandsay: Liste zethatyouworkonmymachine,mychild,mywife,

myfriend,myhouse,myfields,inordertoimprovethings.ForalongtimeIhavesuffered pmyself.Now,canIhelpyoutohelpme?No,LittleMan,younevercome toyourhelpert arseataprizefight,oryouslaveaway dullyinanofficeoramine.Butneverdoyoucom ethe discoverer,tobeginwithhasnothingtoofferbutthoughts.Noprofit,nohigherwa istmasbonusandnoeasywayofliving.Allhehastogiveoutarecares,andyoudont wa dy. Butifyoujuststayedaway,notofferingorgivinghelp,thediscovererwouldnotfee ,hedoesnotthinkandworryanddiscoverforyou.Hedoesallthisbecausehisliving areofyouandthepityingyouheleavestothepartyleaders andthechurchmen.Whathew mecapableoftakingcareof yourself. Butyouarenotcontentwithnothelping;youdisr erfinally,afterlong andhardworkhascometounderstandwhyyouareincapableofgivin oucomeandsaythatheisasexualswine.Youhavenoinklingofthefactthatyousaythi neinyourselfandthatiswhyyouareincapableoflove.Or,when thediscovererhasjust asse,andifyou,LittleMan,happento beaProfessorofCancerpathology,withasteady erisafaker;orthat hedoesnotunderstandanythingabouttheairgerms;orthathespe rch;oryouaskwhetherheisaJeworaforeigner;oryouinsistthatyouhavearightto alifiedtoworkonyourcancerproblem,theproblemyou cannotsolve;oryouprefertos herthantoadmitthathehasfound whatyousobadlyneedifyouaretosaveyourpatient ryourbank accountoryourconnectionwiththeradiumindustrymeansmorethantruthand mallandmiserable,LittleMan. Thatis,notonlydoyounothelp,butyoudisturbmalicio

urstead. Doyouunderstandnowwhyhappinessescapesyou?Itwantstobeworkedforandw odevourhappiness,thatswhyitescapesyou;itdoesnotwanttobedevouredby you. In ceedsinconvincingmanypeoplethathisdiscoveryhas practicalvalue,that,itmakesit iseases,ortoliftaweight,ortoblastrocks,or topenetratematterwithrayssothat tbelieveituntilyoureaditin thenewspapers,foryoudonttrustyourownsenses.You ou despiseyourself;thatiswhyyoucannottrustyourownsenses.Butwhenthediscovery s,thenyoucome,notwalking,butrunning.Youdeclarethediscoverertobeagenius th ker,asexualswine,acharlatanoradangerousmanwho underminedpublicmorals.Nowyou niusis,asyoudont knowwhatJewis,ortruthorhappiness?Illtellyou,Little vereaditthousandsoftimes,butyouhavenotgraspedit:Geniusis thetrademarkyou e.Ifthediscoverer(whoonly yesterdaywasasexswineorcrazy)isagenius,then ehasputintheworld.Fornowtherecomeverymanylittlemenandcry,inunisonwith G atproductsfromyourhand.Ifyouareaphysician, youwillmanymorepatients;youcanh slyandcanmakemuchmore money.Well,yousayLittleMan,nothingbadaboutthat.No

earningmoneywithhonestandgoodwork.Butitisbadnottogivebackanythingtothedis oexploitit.Andthatispreciselywhatyouaredoing.Youdonothingto furtherthedeve eitovermechanically,greedily,stupidly.Youdonot seeitspossibilitiesoritslimita ities,youdonthavethevisionandastothe limitations,youdontrecognizethemandg eriologistyouknow typhoidacholeratobeinfectiousdiseases,youlookforamicroorga d. thusstultifydecadesofresearch.Onceagreatmanshowedyouthatmachinesfollowcer chinesforkilling,andyoutakethelivingtobeamachinealso.Inthis,youmadeamista ecenturies;erroneousconceptsbecameinextricablyanchoredin hundredsofthousandsofs rs;more,lifeitselfwasseverelydamaged;forfromthispoint onbecauseofyourdigni eligion,yourbankaccountoryourcharacter amouryoupersecuted,slanderedandotherwi llywasonthetrackofthe livingfunction. Trueenough,youwanttohavegeniusesand uwanta goodgenius,onewithmoderationanddecorum,onewithoutfolly,inbrief,aseem nius,notanunruly,untamedgeniuswhichbreaksdownallyourbarriersandlimitationsYou pedanddressedupgeniuswhomwithoutblushing,youcantriumphantly paradethroughthes atsthewayyouare,LittleMan.Youaregoodatscoopingupandladlingin,butyoucanno llyourlifeinaboringofficeoratthedesigningboardorinthe maritalstraitjacketo avenodevelopmentandnochanceforanew thought,becauseyouhavealwaysonlytaken,on aspresentedtoyou onasilverplatter.Youdontseewhythisisso,whyitcannotbeot ometoknowyouasananimalbecomerigidwhenyoucametomewithyourinneremptinessor er.Youcanonlyladleinandonlytake,andcannotcreateand cannotgive,becauseyourb dingbackandofspite;becausepanic strikesyouwhentheprimordialmovementofLOVEand yyouare afraidofgiving.Yourtaking,basically,hasonlyonemeaning:Youareforcedc elfwithmoney,withhappiness,withknowledge,becauseyoufeelyourselftobeempty,star inelyknowingnordesirousofknowledge.Forthesamereasonyoukeeprunning awayfromth eleasethelovereflexinyou.Itwouldinevitablyshowyou whatI,inadequately,amtryin otwant,LittleMan.Youonlywant tobeaconsumerandapatriot.Listentothat!Heden eandofits germ,thefamily!Somethinghastobedoneaboutit!Thatsthewayyouyell chicconstipation.Youdontwanttolistentoitorknowit.Youwanttoyell, Hurrah!Al tlywhyyouareincapableofhappiness?Isee fearinyoureyes;thisquestionseemstoco oustolerance.Youwant tobefreetolikeyourownreligion.Wellandgood.Butyouwant ntobetheonlyone.Youaretolerantastoyourreligion,butnottolerantastoothers. eadofapersonalGod,adoresnatureandtriestounderstandit.You wantamaritalpartne rofimmoralityorbrutalitywhentheyno longercanlivetogether.Divorceonthebasiso ognize,youlittle descendantofgreatrebels.Foryouarefrightenedbyyourownlascivit or, whereyoucantgraspit.Yourchauvinismderivesfromyourbodilyrigidity,yourpsyc leMan.Idontsaythisderisively,butbecauseIamyourfriend;eventhoughyouslayyou .Takealookatyourpatriots:Theydonotwalk;theymarch.Theydonot

hatetheenemy;instead,theyhavehereditaryenemieswhomtheyexchangeeverytenyears riends,andbackintohereditaryenemies.Theydonotsingsongs;theyyell martialairs. en;theylaythemanddosoandsomanynumbersa night.Thereisnothingyoucanun ayme,as youhaveslainsomanyothersofyourtruefriends:Jesus,Rathenau,KarlLiebkn rs.InGermany,youusedtocallitputtingdown.Inthelongrun,ithasputyoudown,b

.Youlongforlove,youloveyourworkandmakealiving fromit,andyourworkliveson ndknowledgeknowno fatherlands,nocustomsbarriers,andnouniforms.Theyareinternati umanity. Butyouwanttobealittlepatriot,becauseyouareafraidofgenuinelove,afra ryourownwork,afraidofknowledge.Thisiswhyyoucanonlyexploitthelove,workandk ateyourself.Thisiswhyyoustealyourhappinesslikeathiefinthenight; thisiswhy thoutgettinggreenwithenvy.Stopthief!Heisa foreigner,animmigrant.ButIamaGe !Ah,stopit,Little Man!Youareandremaintheeternalimmigrantandemigrant.Youhav entallyandwillsilentlyleaveitagain.Youyellbecauseyouareafraid.Youfeelyourbo .Thatswhyyouareafraidandcallforyourpolice.Butyourpolicehasnopower overmy stome,complainingabouthiswifeandhissick children.Whenhedonshisuniformhehid defromme;Ihave seenhimnakedtoo.Isheregisteredwiththepolice?Arehispapersi atehim.Heisadangertothestateandthehonorofthenation!Yes,LittleMan,Ihave rsareinorderandIhavealwayspaidmytaxes.Whatyouworry aboutisnotthestateor rlestIdiscloseyournaturein publicasIhavesentitinmymedicaloffice.Thatswhy icalcrime,whichwouldputmeinjailforyears.Iknowyou,LittleMan.Ifyouhappento ouarenotinterestedinprotectingthelaworthecitizen;whatyouneedis awhackingc epostofDistrictAttorney.Thatswhatthe littleAssistantDistrictAttorneyswant.The rates.Butyouneverlearn fromhistory.YoumurderedSocrates,andbecauseyoustilldon nueto remaininthemorass.Youaccusedhimofunderminingyourgoodmorals.Hestillund n.Youmurderedhisbodybutyoucouldnotmurderhismind.Youcontinuetomurder,in the ardly,cunningway.Youcouldnotlookmeintheeyes whenyouaccusemepubliclyofimmor moral,lasciviousand pornographic.Somebodyoncesaidthatamonghisnumerousacquaintanc nehehad neverheardtelladirtyjoke;Iwastheone.LittleMan,whetheryoubeaDistr ,IknowyourlittledirtyjokesandIknowthesourcefromwhichtheystem.So,better ke owingthatmyincometaxpaymentwasahundreddollars short;orthatIdroveacrossasta celywithachildinthestreet. Butitisinyourmouththateachofthesethreesentence ppery, equivocal,meansoundofvileaction.Andsinceyouknowofnothingelse,youthink n,Iamnotlikeyouandneverwaslikeyouinthesethings.Itdoesnotmatterwhetheryou randIhaveknowledge.Therolesaredivided.Youruinyour ownexistence,LittleMan,in ggestedascientificstudyofthehuman character.Youwereenthusiastic.In1928ourwork bleresults.Youwere enthusiasticandcalledmeaspiritusrector.In1933Iwastopub urpublishinghouse.Hitlerhadjustcometopower.Ihadlearnedtounderstandthefactth

cametopowerbecauseyourcharacterisarmored.Yourefusedtopublishthebookinyourpu chshowedyouhowyouproduceaHitler.Thebookappearednonetheless,andyou continuedt iedtokillitbysilence,foryourPresidenthaddeclaredhimself againstit.Hehadal nitalexcitationsofinfantsbymeansof holdingthebreath.Fortwelveyears,then,youk icharousedyour enthusiasm.In1946itwasreissued.Youacclaimeditasaclassic.You ook.Twentytwolong,anxious,eventfulyearshavepassedsinceIbegantoteachyouthatw dualtreatmentbutthepreventionofmentaldisorders.Fortwentytwolongyears Itaught hatfrenzy,orremainstuckinthisorthatlamentationbecause theirmindsandbodieshav eycanneithergivelovenorenjoyit.This, becausetheirbodies,unlikethatofotheran pandintheloveact.Twenty twoyearsafterIhadfirstsaidthis,younowsaytoyourfr idual treatmentbutthepreventionofmentaldisorders.Andyouactagainyouhaveactedf entionthebiggoalwithoutsayinghowitcouldbereached.Youfailtomentionthelove l nttoprevent,mentaldisorders.Thatyoucansay;itis harmlessanddignified.Butyou vailingsexualmisery.Youdonot evenmentionit;thatisnotallowed.Andasaphysician hatwould youthinkofatechnicianwhorevealsthetechniqueofflyingbutfailstodiscl ropeller.Thatsthewayyouact,thetechnicianofpsychotherapy.Youareacoward.Youwa ie,butyoudontwantthethornsofmyroses.Dontyou,too,crack dirtyjokesaboutme, tlepsychiatrist?Haveyounever heardtheplaintsofyoungbrideswhosebodieshadbeenv nds?Orthe anguishofadolescentswhoburstwithunfulfilledlove?Isyoursecuritystill yourpatient?Howlongareyougoingtocontinueputtingyourdignityintheplaceofyour ngtooverlookthefactthatyourtacticscostthelifeofmillions?Youset securitybefo gone,whichIdiscoveredyoudonotask:Whatcanit do?Howcanitcurepatients.No,y hestateofMaine. Youdontknowthatyourlittlelicensescandonomorethandisturbm .YoudontknowthatIhavewortheverywhereonthisearth,asthediscovererofyour emo ;thatnobodycanexaminemewhodoesnotknowmorethanI. Nowastoyourfreedomgiddine dyouwhyyouhavenotbeenable togetfreedomforyourself,orwhy,ifyoudid,youimme

er. Listentothat!Hedarestodoubttherevolutionaryupsurgeoftheproletariansofth racy!Downwiththecounterrevolutionary!Down!Dontgetexcited,littleFuhrerofall ansoftheworld.Ibelievethatyourrealfreedomofthefuturedependsmore ontheanswe ousandsofresolutionsofyourPartyCongresses. Downwithhim!Hesulliesthehonoroft herevolutionary proletariat!Down!Againstthewall!YouryellingViva!andDown!is tleMan.Youhavebeenbelievingthatyourfreedomissecuredwhenyouputpeopleagainst rontofamirror.Down,down!Stopaminute,LittleManIdonot wanttobelittleyouI etogetfreedomorto holdit.Arentyouinterestedinthatatall?Down,down,down! eLittleManinyoubehavesifyouhappentofindyourselfinasituationoffreedom.Lets e,whichstandsforsexualhealthinchildrenandadolescents.You areenthusiasticovert rticipatethefight.Thisiswhathappenedinmy house:Mystudentssatattheirmicrosco ouweresittingintheorgone

accumulator,naked.Icalledtoyoutotakepartintheobservations.Whereuponyoujumped ed,amidstthegirlsandwomen,exposingyourself.Ireprimandedyouimmediately,but you .I,onmypart,couldnotunderstandwhyyoudidnotsee.Later,inan extendeddiscussio ciselyyourconceptoffreedominanInstitute, whichadvocatessexualhealth.Yousoonfo estcontemptfortheInstitute anditsbasicidea,andthatwaswhyyouhadbehavedindece whowagain andagainyougambleawayyourfreedom.YouknowandIknow,andeverybodykno lstateofsexualstarvation;thatyoulookgreedilyateverymemberoftheothersex; tha tloveintermsofdirtyjokes;inbrief,thatyouhaveadirty, pornographicfantasy.One swalkalongthestreet,yellinginunison: Wewantwomen!Wewantwomen!Concernedwith ionsinwhichyou mightlearnbettertounderstandyourmiseryinlifeandtodosomething metothesemeetingsindroves.Whywasthat,LittleMan?AtfirstIthoughtitwasbecause mprovingyourlife.OnlymuchlaterdidIrecognizewhatreallymotivated you.Youthought hel,whereonecouldgetagirleasilyandwithout shellingoutmoney.Realizingthat,Is s,whichweredesignedtohelpyou withyourlife.NotbecauseIthinkitisbadtofinda ut becauseyouapproacheditwithafilthymind.Thatswhytheseorganizationsweredestr nedstuckinthemorass...Youwantedtosaysomething?Theproletariathasbeen spoiled rsoftheproletariatwillhelp.Theyaregoingtocleanupthemess withamailedfist.A heproletariatisgoingtosolveitself.Iknow whatyoumean,LittleMan.Thatsexactly oletarians:toletthe sexualproblemsolveitself.TheresultwasshowninBerlin,whent apedwomen allnightlong.Youknowthatasafact.Yourchampionsoftherevolutionaryh iansoftheworldhavesulliedyouforcenturiestocome.Yousaysuchthingshappenedon ertruestory:AwouldbeFuhrer,fullofenthusiasmforthe dictatorshipoftheproletari boutsexeconomy.Hecametomeandsaid:you arewonderful.KarlMarxhasshownthepeop ouhaveshown thepeoplehowtheycanbefreesexually:youhavetoldthem:"Gooutandfu hingbecomesaperversion.WhatIcallthelovingembracebecomes,inyourlife,a pornogr atImtalkingabout,LittleMan.Thisiswhy,againand again,yousinkbackintothemor ce,withoutanyspecial qualifications,havebecomeateacher,simplybecauseyoudidnot ,youdo untolddamage.Yourjobistohandleandeducatechildren.Ineducation,ifonet rrectlytomanagethechildrenssexuality.Inordertohandlethechildrenssexuality,on iencedwhatloveit.Butyouarefat,awkwardandunattractive.Thataloneisenough toma vebodywithdeepandbitterhatred.WhatIamblamingyouforis notthatyouarefatand joyedlove(nohealthymanwouldgiveit toyou);notthatyoudonotunderstandloveint hatyoumake avirtueoutofyourunattractivenessandyourincapacityforlove,andthat, strangletheloveinthechildren,ifyouhappentoworkinaprogressiveschool.Thisis ulnessofyourexistenceconsistsinyouralienatingtheaffectionofhealthy childrenfro rs;inourconsideringthehealthyloveofachildapathological symptom.Itconsistsin rgoingaroundlikeabarrel,yourthinkinglikea barrel,youreducatinglikeabarrel;i mallcorneroflife,but,instead, tryingtoimposeuponthislifeyourbarrelshape,your atredhiddenbehind

yourfalsesmile.And,LittleMan,becauseyouletsuchwomenhandleyourhealthychildren, rnessandtheirpoisonintohealthysouls,areyouwhatyouare,liveasyoulive,thinkas in,thisiswhatyouarelike,LittleMan:Youcometomeinorder tolearnwhatI,inhar utme,youwouldhavebecomea small,unknowngeneralpractitionerinsomesmalltownorv gyoumy knowledgeandmytherapeutictechnique.Itaughtyoutoseethemannerinwhichf

nuteoftheday,andhowlackoffreedomisnurtured.Thenyouassumea responsiblepositi thercountry.Youarefreeinthefullsenseof theword.Itrustyourhonesty.Butyoufe uareunableto developmuchoutofyourself.Youneedmeinordertodrinkknowledgefrom nintothefuture,and,morethananythingelse,development.AllthisIgivetoyou gladl urn.ButthenyoudeclarethatIrapedyou.Youbecomefresh,in thebeliefofbeingfre mhasalwaysbeenthesignoftheslave. Pointingtoyourfreedom,yourefusetosendrepo elffreefreefrom cooperationandresponsibility.Andthatswhy,LittleMan,youarew hatitis.Doyouknow,LittleMan,howaneaglewouldfeelifhewerehatchingchickens lhatchlittleeagleswhomheisgoingtobringuptobebig eagles.Butwhatcomesoutof ks.Desperately,theeaglekeeps hopingthatthechickswillturnintoeaglesafterall.B gbutcackling hens.Whentheeaglefoundoutthis,hehadahardtimesuppressinghisimp linghens.Whatkepthimfromdoingsowasasmallhope.Thehope,namely,thatamongthe ,oneday,alittleeaglecapableofgrowingupintoabigeagle, capablelikehimself,to istance,inordertodetectnewworlds, newthoughtsandnewformsofliving.Itwasonly nelyeaglefrom eatingupallthecacklingchicksandhens.Theydidnotseethattheywer dnotseethattheylivedonahigh,steeprock,farabovethedamp,darkvalleys.Theydid elyeagle.Theyonlygobbledandgobbledandgobbledwhateverthe eaglebroughthometoth rhispowerfulwingswhenitrainedand stormedoutside,whenhewithstoodthestormwitho ngsgottougher,they threwsharplittlerocksathimfromambush,inordertohitandhur iousnesshisfirstimpulsewastotearthemtoshreds.Buthethoughtaboutitandbeganto erewouldbe,therewouldhavetobe,amongthemanycackling,gobbling andshortsighted bleofbecominglikehimself.Thelonelyeagle,tothisday, hasnotgivenupthishope.A ickens.Youdonotwanttobecomean eagle,LittleMan,andthatiswhyyougeteatenbyt ,andsoyou livetogetheringreatherds,andarebeingeatenupinbigherds.Forsomeo ultures.AndthevultureshavebecomeyourFuhrersagainsttheeagles,theeagles whowant ,betterdistances.Thevulturetaughtyoutoeatcarrionandtobe contentwithjustafe ytaughtyoutoyell,Hail,Hail,GreatVulture! Nowyoustarveanddie,ingreatmasses ohatchyourchickens. Allthesethings,LittleMan,youhavebuiltonsand:yourhouse,y lization, yourscienceandtechnic,yourloveandyoureducationofchildren.Youdontkn dyouslaythegreatmanwhotellsittoyou.Youcome,ingreatdistress,askingagainand ubborn,hesmasheseverything,hecriesoutinnightmares,he cantconcentrateonhissch nstipation,heispale,heiscruel.WhatshouldI do?Helpme!Or:Mywifeisfrigid,s ashysterical

fits,andsherunsaroundwithadozenmen.WhatshallIdo?Tellme!Or:Anew,evenmor adfoughtthewartoendallwars.Whatshouldwedo?Or:The civilizationofwhichIam ation.Millionsofpeoplehave nothingtoeat,theystarve,andtheymurder,steal,deteri .Whatshouldare do?WhatshouldIdo?Whatshouldonedo?Thisisyoureternalques hievement,bornfromawayoflivingwhichsetstruthbeforesecurity,isthis:tobe gree utagainbyyou.Agreatmanygreat,courageousandlonely menhavetoldyoulongsincewh avetwistedtheirteachings, tornthemapartanddestroyedthem.Againandagainyoutackl adethe smallerrorinsteadofthegreattruththeguidinglineofyourlife,inChristian ism,intheteachingofthesovereigntyofthepeople,inabsolutelyeverythingyoutouched is,youask?Idontbelievethatyourquestionisseriouslymeant.Youwillfeel murderou tyourhouseonsandandyoudidallthisbecauseyouare incapableoffeelinglifeinyou ildevenbeforeitisborn;because youcannottolerateanyaliveexpression,anyfree,na oucannottolerateit, yougetscaredandask:WhatisMr.Jones,andwhatisJudgeSmith nking,LittleManbecauserealthinkingisaccompaniedbybodilyfeelings,andyouareafra tmenhavetoldyou:Gobacktoyouroriginlistentoyourinnervoicefollow yourtr aid,foryouhadlostyourearforsuch words.Theywerelostinvastdeserts,andthelon sertemptiness, LittleMan.YouhadthechoicebetweenNietzscheselevationtotheUmberm dationintotheUmbermensch.Youcried,Heil!andchosetheUmbermensch.Youhadthechoic mocraticconstitutionofLeninandthedictatorshipofStalin.Youchosethe dictatorship oicebetweenFreudselucidationofthesexualcoreofyour emotionaldiseaseandhistheo .Youchosehisculturalphilosophy,whichdid notgiveyoualegtostandon,andforgot cebetweenthe majesticsimplicityofJesusandthecelibacyofPaulforhispriestsandl e foryourself.Youchosecelibacyandcompulsivemarriage,forgettingaboutJesussimple ldChristoutofloveonly.YouhadthechoicebetweenMarxsrealizationofthe productiv r,whichaloneproducesthevalueofgoods,ontheonehand, andtheideaofthestateon

ourworkandchosetheideaofthe state.DuringtheFrenchRevolution,youhadthechoice eandthegreat Danton.Youchosecrueltyandsentgreatnessandkindnesstothegallows. etweenGoeringandHimmlerontheonehandandLiebknecht,LandauandMuhsamonthe other. olice,andyoumurderedyourtruefriends.Youhadthechoice betweenJuliusStreicherand deredRathenau.Youhadthechoicebetween LodgeandWilson.YoumurderedWilson.Youhad lInquisitionandthe truthofGalileo.YoutorturedtodeaththegreatGalileo,fromwhos ting,by submittinghimtoutterhumiliation.Inthistwentiethcentury,youhaveagainbr odsoftheInquisition.Youhadthechoicebetweenanunderstandingofmentaldiseaseands ocktherapy,inordernottohavetorealizethegiganticdimensionsofyourown misery,i ndwhereonlyopen,deareyescanhelp.Youhavethechoice betweenignoranceofthecance rets,whichcouldandwillsave millionsofhumanlives.Youkeeprepeatingthesamestupi odicalsand newspapersandkeepsilentabouttheknowledge,whichmightsaveyourchild,y oustarveanddiebythemillion,butyoufighttheMohammedansaboutthesacrednessof

cows,LittleIndianMan.Yougoinrags,LittleItalianandLittleSlavofTrieste,butyou rTriesteisItalianorSlavic.IthoughtTriestewasaharborforshipsfromallover yhavemurderedmillionsofpeople.Whatwereyouthinking beforetheyhadkilledmillions oughtomakeyouthink?Doesittake millionsofcorpsestostiryourhumanity?Eachoneo sthegiganticmisery oftheanimal,man.Yousay:Whydoyoutakeallthissodamnserio deveryevil?Insayingthis,youcondemnyourself.Ifyou,LittleManoutofmillions,ca bility,theworldwouldlookdifferent,andyourgreatfriendswouldnotdie ofyourpetti akeanyresponsibilitythatyourhousestandsonsand.The ceilingcollapsesoveryou,but nalhonor.Thefloorcollapsesunder you,butgoingdownyoustillyell,Heil,greatFuh ewishhonor!The waterpipesbreak,yourchildisdrowning;butyoucontinuetoadvocate eachyourchildwithbeatings.Yourwifeliesinbedwithpneumonia,butyou,LittleMan,c frocktheproductofaJewishfantasy.Youcomerunningtomeandaskme: Mygood,dea apsing,thewindblowsthroughit, mychildandmywifearesick,andsoamI.Whatshould k.Therockisyourownnature,whichyoukillinyourself,thebodilyloveofyourchild, reamoflifeattheageofsixteen.Exchangeyourillusionsforabitoftruth. Sendyour ng.Forgetaboutyourneighborandlistentowhatisinyou; yourneighbortoowillbegra lovertheworldthatyouarewillingto workforlifeonly,andnolongerfordeath.Inst rhangmenand hanged,createalawfortheprotectionofhumanlifeandgoods.Suchalaw e.Protecttheloveofyoursmallchildrenagainsttheattacksoflascivious,ungratified ethegossipingspinster;exposeherpubliclyorputherinareformschool insteadofthe onolongertrytooutdoyourexploiterinexploitation whenyouareinapositiontoguid tsandyourhighhatanddont askforalicensetoembraceyourwife.Makecontactwithp ke you,intheirgoodqualitiesandbad.Letyourchildgrowupasnature(orGod)hasm eadtounderstandandprotectit.Gotoalibraryinsteadofaprizefightto foreigncount nd,mostimportantTHINKCORRECTLY,listentoyour innervoicewhichnudgesyougently.Yo nd.Donotentrustittoanybody else,leastofalltotheFuhrersyouelected.BEYOURSEL en tothisreactionarypetitbourgeoisindividualist!Hedoesnotknowtheinexorablecour hyself,"hesays.Whatbourgeoisnonsense!Therevolutionaryproletariatoftheworld,led r,thefatherofallpeoples,ofalltheRussians,ofalltheSlavs,willfreethepeopleI archists!AndlonglivetheFathersofallpeoplesandallSlavs, LittleMan!Listen,Lit ictionstomake:Youaretakingovertheruleof theworld,anditmakesyoutremblewith urderyourfriendsand willhailasyourmasterstheFuhrersofallpeoples,proletarians erday, weekafterweek,decadeafterdecade,youwillpraiseonemasteraftertheother; artheplaintsofyourbabies,themiseryofyouradolescents,thelongingsofyourmen an llcallthembourgeoisindividualism.Throughthecenturies, youwillshedbloodwherelif ndwillbelievethatyouwillachievefreedomwith thehelpofthehangman;thus,youwill hesamemorass.Throughthe centuries,youwillfollowthebraggartsandwillbedeafand lsto you.Foryouareafraidoflife,LittleMan,deadlyafraid.Youwillmurderit,int

thesakeofsocialism,orthestate,ornationalhonor,orthegloryofGod.There fcreateallyourmisery,hourafterhour,dayafterday; thatyoudonotunderstandyour inesbeforetheyhavehadachance reallytodevelopthem;thatyousteallove;thatyoua ;thatyoukeepa doginorderalsotobeamasterThroughthecenturiesyouwillmissy eathofthegeneralsocialmisery;untiltheawfulnessofyourexistencewillsparkin you

tintoyourself.Then,graduallyandgropingly,youwilllearntolook foryourfriend,th ge,willlearnunderstandandrespecthim.Thenyou willbegintounderstandthatthelibr rlifethantheprizefight;athoughtful walkinthewoodsbetterthanparading;healingb hyselfconfidencebetterthan nationalconsciousness,andmodestybetterthanpatriotica outhinkthegoaljustifies themeans,eventhevilemeans.Youarewrong:Thegoalisin stepoftodayisyourlifeoftomorrow.Nogreatgoalcanbereachedbyvilemeans.Thatyo tion.Thevilenessorinhumanityofthepathtothegoalmakesyouvileor inhuman,andth ,shallIreachmygoalofChristianlove,of socialism,oftheAmericanconstitution?Yo lism,yourAmerican constitutionlieinwhatyoudoeveryday,whatyouthinkeveryhour, owyouexperienceyourchild,inhowyoulookatyourworkasYOURSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, esuppressorofyourlife.Butyou,LittleMan, misusethefreedomsgivenyouintheconst ,it,insteadofmakingittake rootineverydaylife.IsawyouasaGermanrefugeemisus ,youwere awouldbeFuhrerofallthesuppressedpeopleonearth.YouremembertheSwedi d.Manyfoodsanddelicaciesarespreadout,anditislefttotheguestwhatandhowmuch snewandalien;youcouldnotunderstandhowonecantrust humandecency.Youtoldmewit ayinordertogorgeyourself onthefreefoodintheevening.Ihavestarvedasachild, tarve,andIknowwhathungeris.Butyoudontknowthatyouperpetuatethehungerofyour alsmorgasbord,youcouldbesaviorofallthehungry.Thereare certainthingsonejustd erspoons,orthewoman,orsmorgasbordina hospitablehome.AftertheGermancatastrophe rk.Youtoldmethatthe RedHelpofyourpartyhadrefusedtohelpyoubecauseyoucoul ostyourpartybook.YourFuhrersofallthehungrydistinguishred,whiteandblackhungry arvingorganism.Thisisthewayyouareinsmallmatters.Andthisis themayyouarein loitationofthecapitalisteraandthe disdainforhumanlife,andtogetrecognitionof dredyearsago, exploitationandcontemptforhumanlife,andthanklessness.Butthereals achievements,andloyaltyforthegiverofgreatthings,andrecognitionofgifts.Andwhat ?WhereveryouenthronedyourownlittleFuhrers,theexploitationofyourstrengthis mor sago,thedisdainforyourlifeismorebrutal,andthereisnorecognition ofyourright gtoenthroneyourownFuhrer,everyrespectfor achievementhasdisappearedandbeenrepl tsofthehardworkdonebyyour greatfriends.Youdontknowwhatrecognitionofagift AmericanorRussianorChinese,ifyouweretorespectandrecognizethings.Whatyouseto evigorouslythanever;andwhatyoushouldsafeguardandprotectlikeyourown life,you onsidersentimentalityorapettybourgeoishabit,respectfor achievementslavishboo uarebootlickingwhereyoushouldbe

irreverentandthatyouanungratefulwhenyoushouldbeloyal.Youstandonyourheadand ntotherealmoffreedom.Youwillwakeupfromyournightmare,LittleMan,finding yourse ound.Foryoustealwhereyouarebeinggiven,andyougivewhere youarebeingrobbed.Yo dtocriticismwithirresponsibletalkand poorjokes.Youwanttocriticizebutyoudont sreasonyougettorn apart.Youalwayswanttoattackwithoutexposingyourselftoattack m ambush.Police!Police!Ishispassportinorder?IshereallyaDoctorofMedicine?Hi alAssociationfightshim.Thepolicewonthelphere,LittleMan.They cancatchthieves eycannotgetfreedomforyou.Youhavedestroyedyour freedomyourself,andgoondestroy nsistency.BeforethefirstWorldWar, therewerenopassportsininternationaltravel; ouwished.Thewarfor freedomandpeacebroughtthepassportcontrols,andtheystuckt avelsome300kilometersinEurope,youfirsthadtoaskforpermissionintheconsulateso .Andsoitstillis,yearsaftertheterminationofthesecondwartoendallwars.Andso ndallwars.Listen!Hesulliesmypatriotism,thehonor andthegloryofthenation!Oh, softones:thehowlingofa stormaboutmountaintops,andyourfart.Youareafart,an urneuroticmiseryandyouaskwhetherIaminWHOISWHO?Iunderstandyourcancer,andyo rohibitsmyexperimentingwithmice.Itaughtyourphysiciansto understandyoumedically, ociationdenouncesmetothepolice.Youarementally ill,andtheyadministerelectricsh leAgestheyusedthechainorthe whip.Bequiet,DearLittleMan.Yourlieisalltoomi finishmytalktoyou,evenifyoushouldcomearoundinawhitenightshirtandamask,wit ngme.Youcannothangme,LittleMan,withoutstringingupyourself. ForIrepresentyour d,yourhumanity,yourloveandyourjoyincreating. No,youcannotmurderme,LittleMan oreIhadbelievedinyou toomuch.ButIhavegonebeyondyou,andnowIseeyouinthep dsandbackwardsintime.Iwantyoutoloseyourfearofyourself.Iwantyoutolivemore veabodywhichisaliveinsteadofrigid,Iwantyoutolove yourchildreninsteadofhat adofmaritallytorturingher.Iam yourphysician,andsinceyouinhabitthisplanet,I

man,ora Jew,oraChristianoranItalian,Iamacitizenoftheearth.Foryou,onthe ricansandbeastlyJapanese.Grabhim!Examinehim!Doeshehavealicenseto practicem ethathecannotpracticewithouttheconsentofthekingof ourfreecountry!Hedoesexp tions!Jailhim!Throwhimoutofthe country!Ihavemyselfacquiredthepermissiontoe ngiveittome.I havefoundedanewscience,whichfinallyunderstandsyourlife.Youwi redorathousandyearsasinthepastyouhavegobbledupotherteachingswhenyouwereat althhasnopoweroverme,LittleMan.Hewouldhaveinfluence onlyifhehadthecourage tryandtellspeoplethatIam internedinanAmericanmentalhospital,andheappointsas lsamediocre manwho,inanattempttodenythepleasurefunction,hadfalsifiedexperime tethistalktoyou,LittleMan.Doyouwantmoreproofoftheimpotenceofyourpowerstha onersofHealthandProfessorscouldnotenforcetheirprohibitionsagainst understanding issectingandmicroscopicworkagainsttheirexplicitprohibition. TheirtravelstoEnglan erminemyworkweretonoavail.Theyremainedstuck

wheretheyhadalwaysbeen,inpathology.I,ontheotherhand,havesavedyourlifemoret uhrerofallproletarianstopowerinGermany,weshallputhimagainst thewall!Hespoil tendsthattheproletariatsuffersfromincapacityfor lovejustasdoesthebourgeoisie! ryouthorganizations.HecontendsthatI amananimal!Hedestroysmyclassconsciousness ,whichcostyouyour goodsenseandyourhead,LittleMan.Youwanttoseeyourgreatete ucantgraspit.Butonlythetruthinyourownfistwillmakeyouthemasterofthiseart squietandorder.Heisaspyofmyeternalenemies.He hasboughtahousewithmoneyfro nd,LittleMan.A littleoldwomanwasafraidofmice.ShewasmyneighborandknewthatI nt.Shewasafraidthemicemightcrawlunderherskirtandbetweenherlegs.Shewouldnot dlove.ItwasinthesemicethatIlearnedtounderstandyour cancerousputrefaction,Lit ndlord,andthepoorlittlewomanasked youtoevictme.Andyou,withallyourcourage,y ictedme.Ihadto buyahouseinordertocontinuetoexaminethemiceforyou,undisturb is,whatdidyoudo,LittleMan?AsanambitiouslittleDistrictAttorneyyouwantedtouse theryourcareer.YousaidIwasaGerman,or,againaRussianspy.You hadmejailed.But tmyhearing,blushingallover.Ifeltsorry foryoulittleservantofthestate,somise ntsdidnotspeakatallwell ofyouwhentheysearchedmyhouseforespionagematerial. rsonofasmallJudgefromtheBronx,withtheunfulfilledambitionforaseatonahigher sofLeninandTrotskyinmylibrary.YoudidnotknowLittleMan,whata libraryisfor. dJesusandGoetheandNapoleonand Casanovainmylibrary.For,soItoldyou,inordert ,onehadtoknow itintimatelyfromallsides.Thiswasnewtoyou,LittleJudge.Jailh e!Youdespisethepeople,LittleJudge.Youdespisethepeople,foryoudonotadministe theryourcareer.This,too,youhavebeentoldbymanygreatmen;but,of courseyouneve plewhenIexposemyselftothegreatdangerof tellingthemthetruth.Imightplaybridg tatthesametable withyou.ForyouareapooradvocateoftheBillofRights.Heisa heRedDog!Idonotincitethepeople,butyourselfconfidence,yourhumanity,andyouc esandadvanceinposition,youwanttobeJudgeoftheSuperior CourtorFuhrerofallpr uhrermentalityistheropearoundtheneck oftheworld.WhatdidyoudowithWilson,thi gefromtheBronx, hewasadreamer;toyou,thewouldbeFuhrerofallproletarians,he dhim,LittleMan,withyourindolence,youremptytalk,yourfearofyourownhope.You a n.Doyouremembermylaboratory,tenyearsago?Youwere technicalAssistant.Youhadbee endedtome,asanoutstanding Socialist,memberofagovernmentparty.Youreceivedagoo lsenseof theword.Iincludedyouinalldeliberations,forIbelievedinyouandyour d?Youwentcrazywithfreedom.FordaysIsawyouwalkaroundwithyourpipeinyour mout dwhyyoudidnotwork.WhenIcameintothelaboratoryin themorning,youwaitedprovoca etogreetpeoplefirst,LittleMan. Butifonewaitsformetodoso,Igetangrybecause suseyourfreedomforafewdays,andthenhadatalkwithyou.Withtearsinyoureyes,yo ththisnewkindofregime.Youwerenotusedtofreedom.

Inyourpreviousposition,youhadnotbeenallowedtosmokeinthepresenceofyourchief enspokento,youwouldbeFuhrerofallproletarians.Butnow,whenyou hadgenuinefreed lyandprovocatively.Iunderstoodyouanddidnotfire you.Thenyouleftandtoldsomea boutmyexperiments.Youwerethe secretinformer,oneofthehypocritesandplotterswho rcampaignagainstme. Thatsthewayyouare,LittleMan,whenyouenjoyfreedom.Contrar paignsetmyworkaheadbytenyears.SoItakeleaveofyou,LittleMan.Iamnolongergo

turedtodeathbymyconcernforyou.Youcannotfollow meintothefardistancesintowhi uhadaninklingofwhatawaits youinthefuture.Foryouaretakingovertheruleofthe uture.ButasyetIdonotwantyouasatravelingcompanion.Asatravelingcompanion,you twhereIamgoing.Downwithhim!Hederidesthecivilization,which I,theManIntheS ocracy.Hurrah!Youarenothing, LittleMan,nothingatall.Itisnotyouwhohasbuilt ourdecent masters.Youhaventanyideawhatyouarebuildingwhenyouareonabuilding keresponsibilityforthebuildingyoucallhimatraitortotheproletariatand runto esnottellyouso.Norareyoufree,LittleMan.Youhaveno ideawhatfreedomis.Youwo rriedtheemotional plaguetovictoryinEurope?You,LittleMan.AndinAmerica?Thinkof e,theLittleMan!WhoamI,whatpowerhaveI,toinfluencethePresidentoftheUnitedSt ndIdonotmeddleinhighpolitics.Andwhenyoudrag thousandsofmen,womenandchildr atyouamtoldtodo,is thatit,LittleMan?Youaresoharmlessthatyoudontevenknow thingtosay,whohasnoopinionofhisown,andwhoareyouanyhowtomeddlein politics? kyou:Whydontyoudoyourdutywhen somebodytellsyouthatyouareresponsibleforyou ren,ornot tofollowmydictators?Whereisyourduty,yourharmlessobedience,then?No, hentruthspeaks,youlistenonlywhennoisesarebeingmade.Andthenyouyell,Heil!You nysenseofyourtrueduty,thatofbeinghumanandofsafeguarding humanity.Youarepoor ogoodatimitatingtherobber.Your films,radioprogrammesandcomicbooksarefullof lfandyour pettinessesthroughthecenturiesbeforeyoucanbecomeyourownmaster.Isep ertoserveyourfuture.Forinthedistanceyoucannotslayme,andyouhavemorerespect vecontemptforthatwhichisclosetoyou.YouputyourGeneralor FieldMarshalonaped venthoughheiscontemptible.Thats whythegreatmanhaskeptatadistancefromyouev istory.He isamegalomaniac!Hesgonecrazy,absolutelycrazy!Iknow,LittleMan,you zinesswhenyoumeetatruthyoudontlike.Andyoufeelyourselfasthehomo normalis. malpeoplemanagethisworld.Whothenisto blameforallthemisery?Notyou,ofcourse, veanopinion ofyourown?Iknow,youdonthavetorepeatit.Itisntyouthatmatters, ildren,ofhowyoutorturetheminordertomakethemintonormalhumanbeings afteryou ouagain,inordertopreventyourcrime.ButI alsoknowthatyouhavetakencaretoprot onofaDepartmentof Education.Iwanttotakeyouforawalkthroughthisworld,Little ere,inthepresentandinthepastinVienna,LondonandBerlin,asthebearerofthe

popularwill,asthememberofsomecreed.Youcanfindyourselfeverywhere,andyourecog eaFrenchman,aGermanoraHottentot,ifyouhadthecouragetolookat yourself.Liste sion!Idontdoanysuchthing,littleMan.I shallbeverygladifyousetmeright,if eyourself. Youhavetogiveproofthesamewayacontractorwhobuildsahousehasto.Th le.Thecontractorhasnorighttoyell,Heoffendsmyhonor,whenIshowhimthat heon uctioninsteadofactuallybuildinghouses.Inthe samewayyouhavetoprovethatyouar y.Youcannolongerhide,a coward,behindyourhonorofthenationoroftheproletar elf,LittleMan.AsIsay,Iamtakingleaveofyou.Ittookmanyyearsanditcostmanypa dbeFuhrerofallproletariansarenotsocomplicatedTodaythey areyourFuhrerandtomo tlepaper.Theychangetheirconvictionsas onechangesshirts.Idonot.Icontinuetoca ouareincapableof respectinganyonewhoisclosetoyou,Ihavetoputsomedistancebet illbetheheirofmylabors.IwaitforhimtoenjoymyfruitsasIhavebeenwaitingfor elling,Downwithcapitalismor,DownwiththeAmerican Constitution!Followme,Littl otsofyourself.Dontrun.Itis ugly,butsalutary,andnotsoterriblydangerous.About arrotthe physicistswhobuiltmachinesandsaidtherewasnosoul.Thencameagreatman dnotknowtheconnectionbetweenyoursoulandyourbody.Yousaid,Ridiculous! "Psychoa !Youcananalyzeurine,butyoucannotanalyzethepsyche.Yousaid thisbecauseinmedi lysis.Thefightforyourmindlastedsomeforty years.Iknowthishardfight,becauseI, scoveredthatonecan makealotofmoneywiththesickhumanmind.Allonehastodoist odofsomeyearsandhavehimpayacertainfeeforeveryhour.Then,andnotuntil then, fthemind.Inthemeantime,knowledgeofyourbody hasquietlygrown.Ifoundthatyourm ,that,in,otherwords,thereis aunitybetweenbodyandmind.Ifollowedthistrack,an fe energywhenyoufeelwellandloving,andthatyouretractittothecenterofthebody syoukeptsilentaboutthesediscoveries.ButIcontinuedonthesametrackand foundtha dorgone,isalsofoundintheatmosphere,outsideofyour body.Isucceededinseeingi ichmagnifieditandmadeitlight up.Whileyouwereplayingatcardsorweretorturingy tina darkroom,manyhoursaday,overtwolongyears,tomakesurethatIhaddiscovered nedtodemonstrateittootherpeople,andIfoundthattheysawthesamethingIsaw.If

sasecretionoftheendocrineglands,youtelloneofmy curedpatientsthatmytherapeut stion.Ifyousufferfromobsessive doubtsandfearofthedark,yousayaboutthephenom heyweredue tosuggestionandthatyoufeelasifinaspiritualistsession.Thatsthe shopelesslyaboutthesoulin1945asyoudenieditsexistencein1920.Youhave remain stasunconcernedlymakealotofmoneywiththe orgone,andwilljustasunconcernedlysu enceandruinanothertruthas youdidwiththediscoveryofthemindandwiththatofthe icalLittleManwhoyells,Heil!hereandHeil!there.Yourememberwhatyousaidaboutth tstandstillbutrotatesandmovesinthespace?Youranswerwasthe sillyjokethatnow y.Thatwasafewcenturiesbackand,of

course,youhaveforgotten,LittleMan.AllyouknowofNewtonisthathesawanapplefal sthathewantedtogobacktonature.Whatyoulearnedfrom Darwinisonlythesurviva es.OfGoethesFaust,thatyou liketoquotesofreely,youhaveunderstoodasmuchasa re stupidandvain,emptyandapish,LittleMan.Youalwaysknowtoevadetheessentialan .YourNapoleon,thislittlemanwiththegoldbraid,ofwhomnothingremainedbut compuls splayedinyourbookshopsinlargegoldenletters,butmyKepler,who foresawyourcosmic ybookstore.Thatswhyyoudontgetoutofthe morass,LittleMan.ThatswhyIhaveto dworried fortwentyyearsandsacrificedafortuneinordertosuggesttheexistenceof ,LittleManbymakingallthissacrifice,Ihavereallylearnedtocuretheplagueinyour rdyousayinNorwaythatifanybodyspendsthatmuchmoneyforhis experimentshemustb :youjudgebyyourself.Youcanonlytake,you cannotgive.Thatswhyitisinconceivabl yinlifeingiving,just asitisinconceivabletoyouthatonecouldbetogetherwitha atelywantingtolay.Icouldrespectyouifyouwerebiginstealingyourhappiness.But recleverbut;psychicallyconstipated,youareunabletocreate.Thus, youstealabonea sFreudtoldyouonce.Youcongregatearoundthe voluntarygiver,thecheerfulspender,an kerand,perversely,youcall himthesucker.Yougorgeyourselfwithhisknowledge,hish ,butyoucannot digestwhatyouhaveswallowed.Youshititoutagainrightaway,andit maintainyourdignityafterhavingcommittedthetheft,yousullyyourgiver,callhimcra fchildren.Oh,thereweare:Seducerofchildren.Doyouremember,Little Man(youwere ociety)howyouspreadtherumorthatIhadmy childrenwitnessthesexualact?Thiswasa leonthegenitalrightsof infants.Andtheothertime(youthenhappenedtobethetempo ssociationinBerlin)whenyouspreadtherumorthatItookadolescentgirlsforautomobil ucedthem?Ihaveneverseducedadolescentgirls,LittleMan.Thatsyourdirty fantasy,n mnotlikeyouwhoareincapableoflovingyourwife endthereforewouldliketoseduceli lescentgirl,dontyoudreamof yourfilmstar?Dontyoutakehispicturetobedwithyo etendingtobeovereighteenyearsold?Andthen?Dontyougotocourtandaccusehimofr ndyourgrandmotherskissthehandsofthegreatfilmstar.Youwantedto sleepwiththef agetotaketheresponsibility.Soyouaccusehim, poor,violatedgirl.Oryoupoor,raped exualpleasurewithher chauffeurthanwithherhusband.Didyounotseduceyourcoloredc uality morenearlyhealthy,littlewhitewoman?Anddidntyouthenaccusehimofrape,po timofaninferiorrace?No;ofcourseyouwerepure,andwhite,yourancestorscame ove isorThatRevolution,aNortherneroraSoutherner whosegrandfathergrewrichbydraggi cainchains.Howharmless,how pure,howwhite,howlittledesirousoftheNegroyouare ecoward, descendantofasickraceofslavehunters,ofacruelCortezwholuredthousand nordertoshootthemfromambush.Youpoordaughtersofthisorthatrevolution.Whathave ation?WhatofthestrivingsoftheAmericanrevolutionaries,whatof Lincolnwhofreedth nturnedovertothefreemarketofcompetition? Lookinthemirror,daughtersofrevolu heDaughtersoftheRussian

Revolution,youharmless,chastegirls.Ifyouhadbeenabletogivelovetoamanasingl erwouldhavebeensaved.Justasyoukillyourlifeinyourchildrensoyou killintheN louspornographicfantasyoflust.Iknowyou,you girlsandwomenoftherich.Whatabysm idgenitals!No,youdaughter ofthisorthatrevolution,Ihavenointentionofbecoming veto yourstiffcreaturesinrobesanduniforms.Ilovethebirdsanddeerandchipmunks heNegroesfromthejungle,nottheonesfromHarlem,instiffcollarsandzootsuits.I d ingswhoseinhibitedpleasureturnedintothefatoftheir hips.Imeanthesvelte,softb homyou,thesexualswineofthisor thatArmy,lay;girlswhodonotknowthatyoutake . No,daughter,youlongfortheliving,whichasyethasnotunderstoodthatitisexploi

scome.YouhaveceasedtofunctionastheGermanracialvirgin.Youcontinuetolive ast versaldaughteroftheRevolution.In500or1,000years,when healthyboysandgirlswill ingwillbeleftofyoubutaridiculousmemory. DidyounotrefuseyourauditoriumstoMa ving,Little,Cancerous Woman?Hernamewillsingintothecenturieswhennotracewillbe r MarianAndersonalsothinksintothecenturies,orwhethershe,too,prohibitsherchild gswingsinbigandsmallleaps.Itissatisfiedwithlifeitself.Itdoesnotliveinyou, readthefairytale,andyourLittleManhasswallowedit,line, hookandsinker,thatyou enot.True,youannounceevery day,intheJewishandChristianpapers,thatandwhenyou tthisdoes notinterestanyseriousindividual.SocietyisIandthecarpenterandthe sicianandthefactoryworker.Thatissociety,andnotyou,thelittle,cancerous,stiff, tlife,youareitsdistortion.Butunderstandwhyyouwithdrewintoyourwealthy fortress lddo,inthefaceofthepettinessofthecarpentersandthe gardenersandthephysicians s.Intheframeworkofthisplague,itwasyour wisestdeed.Butyoursmallnessandpettin stipation,your rheumatism,yourmasks,yourdenialoflife.Youareunhappy,poorlittle sgo toruin,yourdaughtersbecomewhores,yourhusbandsdryup,andyourlifeputrefies, anttellmeanystories,LittleDaughteroftheRevolution;Ihaveseenyounaked.Youare uhadthehappinessofhumanityinyourhands,andyouhave gambleditaway.Youhavebore mwithpettiness.Theyget photographedpinningmedalsonpeople;theysmileeternallyand ade, LittleDaughteroftheRevolution!Youhadtheworldinyourhands,andattheendyo himaandNagasaki;yourson,Imean,droppedthem.Youdroppedyour tombstone,LittleCanc ebomb,youbombedyourwholeclass,yourwhole race,intothesilentgraveforever.Fory nthemen,womenand childreninHiroshimaandNagasaki.Youdidnotmanagethegreatness uwillsilentlydisappearlikeastoneinthesea.Itdoesnotmatterwhatyounowthinkor ioticgenerals.Fivehundredyearsfromnow,onewilllaughandmarvel atyou.Thatonedo elofthemiseryoftheworld.Iknowwhatyou aregoingtosay,LittleWoman.Allappeara ntry,etc.Ive heardthatwaybackintheOldAustria.HaveyoueverheardaVienneseco ?Well,youonlyhavetolistentoyourself;itisthesamemusic.No,LittleWoman,I am otome.True,yoursoninlawistheDistrictAttorney, oryournephewistheAssistantT ropafewwordsaboutme.He

wantstobecomeDistrictAttorneyorChiefTaxCollector,andlooksforavictimoflawan ne.Butthatsortofthingisnotgoingtosaveyourneck,LittleWoman. Mytruthisstron aveanyfunctioninsociety?Ihave onlyshownyouinwhatwayyouaresmallandvileLit ntionedyetyourusefulnessandimportance.DoyouthinkIwouldgiveyouatalkfraughtwi portant?Yourpettinessandmeannessseemallthemoreterribleifseen inthelightofyo nsibility.Theysayyouarestupid.Isayyouarecleverbut cowardly.Theysayyouareth tsseed.Theysaycultureneeds slaves.Isaynoculturecanbebuiltwithslaves.Thisdr deridiculous everyculturaltheoryevolvedsincePlato.Humanculturedoesnotevenexist nlyjustbeginningtocomprehendthedreadfuldeviationandpathologicaldegenerationofth sTalktotheLittleManoranyotherdecentwritingoftodayistothecultureof1000o andsofyearsagototheDiesellocomotiveoftoday.You alwaysthinkintooshortterms, unch.Youmustlearntothinkbackin termsofcenturiesandforwardintermsofthousands nthetermsof livinglife,intermsofyourdevelopmentfromthefirstplasmaticflaketo ctbutcannotyetthinkstraight.Youhavenomemoryevenforthingsthathappenedtenort eatingthesamestupiditiesyousai Iplantedtheseedofholywordsinthisworld.Whenlo ed,therock decayed;Whenlongsincetheshiningmonarchshavebeenblownawaylikerotte lugeathousandarkswillcarrymyword:Itwillprevail!