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Originally Posted by Ivas
Ooh, I like the the way you, Future MDPilot, compliment Ladybugsmom while indirectly chiding and challenging me. Well done!
Now, as to YOUR quote... It was NOT written by a leftist because it objectifies the notion of power into a commodity to which the implied recipients would have to "lower themselves" in order to take it (a point of view from the petty bourgeoisie). The quote then promotes the seizure of power as admirable because doing so requires nerve to overcome caution. The action of a heroic type willing to shake off the constraints shared by his peers.
I have talked myself to my conclusion. Was it Friedrich Nietzsche?
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Ah, a well educated guess which is close,very close.
This man is no philosopher yet his writing explores the human psyche and relates greatly to Nietzsche's work.
He is no German yet both existed during an era characterized by a drastic change in thought.
Lastly, if you have not realized who this man is, the precursor to 20th-century existentialism, then now you know.