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7204 | The upholding of the military state is needed to maintain the strong human type [Nietzsche] |
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. | |
From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 11[407]) | |
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? |