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variation of, or playing with, the

variation of, or playing with, the
phrase that might is right" in the
mind of Nietzsche, as in the minds
of his disciples of today, and espec-
tally in the minds of the ruling caste
in Prussia, it involved nothing less
than the overtuning of all the moral
codes of humanity and Christianity.
Nietzsche saw clearly that Europe
in general respected humanitarian
code of morality; and that the chief
custodian and advocate of this code
was the Christian church. Forthwith
the teaching of the Christian church
and the virtues that are now recogniz-
ed among men. We need not quote his
judgment upon the conception of
God, of the doctrinal teachings of the
Christian Church, for the simple rea-
son that in the ears of most they
| would sound blasphemous; also we
| can better bring the argument to
earth by quoting his announcements
where they refer chiefly to the vir-
tues practised by civilized mankind:
THE most general effect, the most
complete transformation that Chris
tianity has produced in Europe is
| perhaps the fact that the man who
| performs, social sympathetic, disin-
terested, and benevolent actions is
now considered as the moral man"
This transformation he regards as a
curse, and would have restored the
desire for power, the fighting, the
envy and so forth, which he believed
| to be the marks of ancient pagan
Europe. PITY" he decried especially
as being the offspring of Christianity
''Pity is opposed to the tonic passions
which enhance the energy of the feel
ing of life; it's action is depressing.
A man loses power when he pities.
Having swept ideas, religion and
morality, as we hold them, out of his
way, Neitzsche next proceeds to des-
cribe the canons which shall prevail
under the sway of the Superman, or
Higher Men," whom he would have
to conquer the world. Very signifi-
cant is the fact that he discovered
the germ Of his new morality in The
ognis, the aristocratic poet of Mega
ra." Nietzsche found that this an
cient Greek, in defending oligarchy
against democracy, employed the
| word good and bad" as synony-
nous with "high-born" and "plebian."
Well, seeing that the Superman
were to be by birth and interllect
the aristocrats of Europe, it followed
that the new tables of me-
should be on the lines indicated by
the aristocratic pagan who had given
the clue. Nietzsche then drew up his
code of master" and slave" morali-
| ty. The masters" were to be athe-
lists and amoralists, enemies of the
conception of God and the feelings of
average mankind; but, on the other
hand, they were to be loyal, to their
own exalted slaves :-"Profound rev.
erence for age and tradition. Here
we find utility and obligation to ex-
| ercise prolonged gratitude and pro-
longed revenge-both only within the
circle of equals-artfulness in retail
alton. Signs of nobility: never to
think of lowering our duties to the
rank of duties for everybody; to be
unwilling to renounce or share our
| responsibilities; to count our preroga-
tive, and the exercise Of them, among
our duties"
Regarding the Slaves Nietzsche
is not so explicit. He would allow
them to remain in their ignorance
worshipping God, because, among the
folks who exist for service and gene
raj utility, religion produces peace
Of heart and ennoblement of obedi-
ence," and religion is an additional
means for Overcoming resistance in
the exercise of authority" wherefore
there would be left to the Slaves"
"the pillars Of their existence and the
soporific appliances toward happi-
ness" That is, the atheists Superman
is entitled to take the name OF God
upon his lips when addressing the
multitude. while at the same time
he hurts from his hand the thunder
bolts Of war.
Just here it may be asked in which
class Nietsche would place Britons
who never shall be slaves" Is isl
sufficient to recall merely this, that