"It is a matter of grave importance that Fairy tales should be respected.... Whosoever alters them to suit his own opinions, whatever they are, is guilty, to our thinking, of an act of presumption, and appropriates to himself what does not belong to him." -- Charles Dickens
Imi, you've just discovered the real reason why time travelers aren't allowed to go back and assassinate Hilter. Expect a visit from the Time Police recruiter any second now.
"It is a matter of grave importance that Fairy tales should be respected.... Whosoever alters them to suit his own opinions, whatever they are, is guilty, to our thinking, of an act of presumption, and appropriates to himself what does not belong to him." -- Charles Dickens
"It is a matter of grave importance that Fairy tales should be respected.... Whosoever alters them to suit his own opinions, whatever they are, is guilty, to our thinking, of an act of presumption, and appropriates to himself what does not belong to him." -- Charles Dickens
actually IIRC the answer was usually either Napoleon or Pharaoh.
Come to think of it, I remember how, in Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov was trying to be an ubermensch (but not in those exact words, because Nietzsche hadn't invented the term yet) and he viewed Napoleon Bonaparte as the fully realized example of what he strived to become.
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you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
well, who did we compare people to before Hitler?
☭ B̤̺͍̰͕̺̠̕u҉̖͙̝̮͕̲ͅm̟̼̦̠̹̙p͡s̹͖ ̻T́h̗̫͈̙̩r̮e̴̩̺̖̠̭̜ͅa̛̪̟͍̣͎͖̺d͉̦͠s͕̞͚̲͍ ̲̬̹̤Y̻̤̱o̭͠u̥͉̥̜͡ ̴̥̪D̳̲̳̤o̴͙̘͓̤̟̗͇n̰̗̞̼̳͙͖͢'҉͖t̳͓̣͍̗̰ ͉W̝̳͓̼͜a̗͉̳͖̘̮n͕ͅt͚̟͚ ̸̺T̜̖̖̺͎̱ͅo̭̪̰̼̥̜ ̼͍̟̝R̝̹̮̭ͅͅe̡̗͇a͍̘̤͉͘d̼̜ ⚢
evil off
Nao.
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Come to think of it, I remember how, in Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov was trying to be an ubermensch (but not in those exact words, because Nietzsche hadn't invented the term yet) and he viewed Napoleon Bonaparte as the fully realized example of what he strived to become.