The Karma of Untruthfulness: Secret Socieities, the Media, and Preparations for the Great War: Volume 1: Secret Societies, the Media, and Preparations for the Great War (Cw 173)

Amid the turmoil of World War I, Steiner spoke out courageously against the hate, lies, and propaganda of the time. His detailed research into the spiritual impulses of human evolution allowed him to reveal the dominant role that secret brotherhoods played in events that culminated in that cataclysmic war. He warned that the retarding forces of nationalism must be overcome before Europe can find its true destiny. He also emphasized the urgent need for new social structures in order to avoid such future catastrophes.