"To put an end to a growing spiritual movement that seemed dangerous to own intentions, the otherwise mutually feuding parties combined. Pan-German, Catholic, Protestant pastors, Communists and representatives of science were united in this endeavor. And the powerful financial and Press mighty Jewish circles did everything they could to support the desire to annihilate the enemies by means of inflammatory articles “(Marie Steiner)

Source: Rudolf Steiners wife, Marie Steiner, foreword to the first volume of Steiners complete works (”Gesamt-Ausgabe”), GA260, page 13. (via/via)