The whole disaster was only made possible by the fact that there already existed in the world a similar megalomania, allied to this one in race, to wit, the Jewish.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nietzsche suggests a disaster was enabled by an existing megalomania that he associates with the Jewish race.
- In plain terms
- A disaster occurred because of a pre‑existing megalomania linked to Jews.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of attributing large events to single ethnic groups.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What evidence supports such a claim?
- How can we avoid ethnic prejudice in analysis?
Another view
This is an anti‑Jewish stereotype and historically inaccurate.
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