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The Antichrist 36Chapter 35

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The Antichrist 36

Chapter 35

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This "bearer of glad tidings" died as he lived and taught--not to "save mankind," but to show mankind how to live. It was a way of life that he bequeathed to man: his demeanour before the judges, before the officers, before his accusers--his demeanour on the cross. He does not resist; he does not defend his rights; he makes no effort to ward off the most extreme penalty--more, he invites it.... And he prays, suffers and loves with those, in those, who do him evil.... Not to defend one's self, not to show anger, not to lay blames.... On the contrary, to submit even to the Evil One--to love him....

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Mencken — The Antichrist (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, translated by H. L. Mencken) (1895). Public Domain. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, translated by H. L. Mencken, The Antichrist; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #19322. Source

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The Antichrist 37

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