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I tend to like C. S. Lewis's comment; there are parts of Christ's thought that sound very socialist, but there are also bits that sound almost reactionary. So anyone trying to use Jesus as a prop for their party, whatever that party may be, is probably misusing him.
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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
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