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xell (and I could ask Giltwist the same question): why is that good? See, it makes sense to ask "Is what society considers good good?" But that means that good must be something other than merely what society considers to be good, otherwise the question would have no sense. (That is, it makes no sense to ask "Is x y?" if x is the same thing as y.)

Oh, and sorry, I missed the one sentence thing. Hopefully this is short enough.

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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