Of course, there is always the danger of reading too much into works written in the years leading up to the French Revolution or any similar event. But the implications are surely too clear to be the product of mere accident. A great artist, even when he or she has little understanding of politics, is sometimes capable of sensing a certain mood that is developing in society, and to give it a most profound and truthful expression even before it is consciously expressed by the protagonists of the historical process. For his part, Mozart was no revolutionary in the political sense. But he was the child of his times, a product of the Enlightenment who was able to reflect perfectly in his art the general climate of the age in which he lived. He was caught up with the spirit of rebelliousness which was perfectly adapted to his own temperament. This in turn was no accident but flowed from his personal experience of life which left him with a profound hatred of injustice and a sympathy for the underdog, fighting for his rights, freedom, or simple human dignity.