One must be born to any superior world — to make it plainer, one must be bred for it. One has a right to philosophy (taking the word in its greatest … - Friedrich Nietzsche

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One must be born to any superior world — to make it plainer, one must be bred for it. One has a right to philosophy (taking the word in its greatest sense) only by virtue of one's breeding; one's ancestors, one's "blood," decides this, too. Many generations must have worked on the origin of a philosopher; each one of his virtues must have been separately earned, cared for, passed on, and embodied.

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About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.

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دولت نام سردترین هیولاهای سرد است و به سردی دروغ می گوید، و این دروغ از دهانش برون می خزد که «منِ دولت، همان ملتم.»

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