There is a strong strain of Protestant masochism in this [Nietzsche's] assault on morality and ideology. ... Framing this perspective is the Protest image of the utterly self-reliant, responsible individual. (John Carroll)

There is a strong strain of Protestant masochism in this [Nietzsche's] assault on morality and ideology. ... Framing this perspective is the Protest image of the utterly self-reliant, responsible individual.

John Carroll

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