asaris

Thanks. I'm not always as clear as I should be on these forums, due in part to the fact that sometimes I'm posting in the middle of the day with a cup of coffee in my hand, and sometimes it's in the middle of the night with a beer in my hand -- you can probably guess which leads to greater clarity.

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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."

"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche