"The rights a man arrogates to himself..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
The rights a man arrogates to himself are related to the duties he imposes on himself, to the tasks to which he feels equal. The great majority of men have no right to existence, but are a misfortune to higher men.
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“What the philosopher is seeking is not truth, but rather the metamorphosis of the world into man.”
“Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind.”
“At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.”
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“The right to know is like the right to live. It is fundamental and unconditional in its assumption that knowledge, like life, is a desirable thing.”
“Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.”
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