Toscanini was hailing a great artist, but that voice was more than a magnificent personal talent. It was the religious voice of a whole religious people - probably the most God-obsessed (and man-despised) people since the ancient Hebrews. (Whittaker Chambers)

Toscanini was hailing a great artist, but that voice was more than a magnificent personal talent. It was the religious voice of a whole religious people - probably the most God-obsessed (and man-despised) people since the ancient Hebrews.

Whittaker Chambers

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