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Ideas for Herodotus, Friedrich Nietzsche and Brian Davies
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness
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Man is above all a judging animal [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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An enduring people needs its own individual values [Nietzsche]
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Old tribes always felt an obligation to the earlier generations, and the founders [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
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If self-defence is moral, then so are most expressions of 'immoral' egoism [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
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Individual development is more important than the state, but a community is necessary [Nietzsche]
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The great question is approaching, of how to govern the earth as a whole [Nietzsche]
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The state aims to protect individuals from one another [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / b. Natural authority
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The state begins with brutal conquest of a disorganised people, not with a 'contract' [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
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The state coldly claims that it is the people, but that is a lie [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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Humans are determined by community, so its preservation is their most valued drive [Nietzsche]
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Nietzsche thinks we should join a society, in order to criticise, heal and renew it [Nietzsche, by Richardson]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
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Culture cannot do without passions and vices [Nietzsche]
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Every culture loses its identity and power if it lacks a major myth [Nietzsche]
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The high points of culture and civilization do not coincide [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism
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No authority ever willingly accepts criticism [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
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Only aristocratic societies can elevate the human species [Nietzsche]
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A healthy aristocracy has no qualms about using multitudes of men as instruments [Nietzsche]
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The controlling morality of aristocracy is the desire to resemble their ancestors [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / a. Government
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People govern for the pleasure of it, or just to avoid being governed [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / a. Centralisation
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The upholding of the military state is needed to maintain the strong human type [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
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The French Revolution gave trusting Europe the false delusion of instant recovery [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
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If we want the good life for the greatest number, we must let them decide on the good life [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
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Democracy diminishes mankind, making them mediocre and lowering their value [Nietzsche]
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Democracy is organisational power in decline [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
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The creation of institutions needs a determination which is necessarily anti-liberal [Nietzsche]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
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People feel united as a nation by one language, but then want a common ancestry and history [Nietzsche]
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