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Full Idea
The upholding of the military state is the ultimate means to either adopt or keep hold of the great tradition respecting the highest human type, the strong type.
Gist of Idea
The upholding of the military state is needed to maintain the strong human type
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 11[407])
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.239
A Reaction
I do find this kind of thing disappointing, after Nietzsche's wonderful deconstruction of traditional value systems. Is a killing field the only place where human strength can be exhibited? What's the point of human strength if it is displayed in killing?