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For existentialism, the key primary texts are probably "Sickness Unto Death" and "Fear and Trembling" by Kierkegaard and "Being and Nothingness" by Sartre. These can be pretty dense though, especially if you don't have a philosophy background. I'm not really familiar with the secondary literature.
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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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