>"whoso has sixpence is sovereign (to the length of sixpence) over all men; commands cooks to feed him, philosophers to teach him, kings to mount guard over him,–to the length of sixpence."
>>24853454Is this guy saying the more money you have the more power you have? I guess that's true
>>24853656Not OP, but I think the point is rather: isn't it strange how, through money, something as mystical as the absolute power of kings can be quantified and sliced up into tiny units.
>>24853454The Nazis claiming him as one of their own really buried him, eh?
>if you have money you can do thingsHoly shit...
Hwhat’s even crazier is how may people throughout all times have agreed this is the singular best way to do things with more than 20 people involved bar none
>>24853674wonderfully put
> what is the right to refuse service?
>>24853454>carlylecarlyle is so effin bae i swear
>>24853947Not really, he wasn't exactly widely taught ten years ago.
>>24853947Pretty much. Most of the crowd they liked have been tarred by popular academia, except Nietzsche for some fucking reason.>>24854840He was buried mid-WWII because people identified his writings on heroes (correctly or incorrectly) as enabling and encouraging the Nazis. Check out Eric Bently's book "A Century of Hero Worship" if you want to actually read the contemporary view of him at the time.
