Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
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Like a final signpost to other ways, there appeared Napoleon, the most unique and violent anachronism that ever existed, and in him the incarnate problem of the aristocratic ideal in itself—consider well what a problem it is:—Napoleon, that synthesis of Monster and Superman.
— Friedrich Nietzsche on Napoleon
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Source: Wikiquote: "Napoleon" (Quotes about Napoleon: [[File:Generale Bonaparte in Italia.jpg|thumb|right|Napoleon, far more Italian than French, Italian by race, by instinct, imagination, and souvenir, considers
in his plan the future of Italy, and, on casting up the final accounts of his reign, we find that the net profit is for Italy and
the net loss is for France. ~Hippolyte Taine]]
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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.
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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