"Und so begann es in mir zu dämmern. Vielleicht haben wir keine Seele, ich weiß es nicht; aber es sind Dinge in uns, die unsterblich sind, Dinge, wie der Drang nach Gerechtigkeit. Ich bin um nichts besser als irgendein anderer; aber es ist etwas in mir, das nicht nur mir gehört – die Ahnung einer strengen und großen Ordnung. Ich drücke das nicht gut aus, ich weiß es: aber damals, in jenem Augenblick, habe ich gewußt, was ein Verbrechen, was eine Beleidigung Gottes ist. Laßt euch sagen: ein ermordeter Mensch ist wie ein entweihter und verwüsteter Tempel."
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Ein gewöhnlicher Mord. In: Karel Čapek: Der gestohlene Kaktus und andere Geschichten. Verlag Dr. Rolf Passer, Leipzig-Wien 1937
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