Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Historie für das Leben

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"[A]s long as the past is principally used as a model for imitation, it's always in danger of being a little altered & touched up & brought nearer to fiction. Sometimes there is no possible distinction between a "monumental" past & a mythical romance."--from The Use & Abuse of History One of the most controversial thinkers of the 19th century, Nietzsche's been vilified, lauded, variously interpreted, yet remains a profoundly important figure, his works a necessary component of a rounded education.