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{{Quote|''The dog is that criminal which continually seeks to refute the other to justify himself (barking!). He can only do that by being slave to a master.}} | {{Quote|''The dog is that criminal which continually seeks to refute the other to justify himself (barking!). He can only do that by being slave to a master.}} | ||
{{Quote|''It is certainly true that most men need some kind of a God. A few, and they are the men of genius, do not bow to an alien law. The rest try to justify their doings and misdoings, their thinking and existence (at least the menial side of it), to some one else, whether it be the personal God of the Jews, or a beloved, respected, and revered human being. It is only in this way that they can bring their lives under the social law...''}} | {{Quote|''It is certainly true that most men need some kind of a God. A few, and they are the men of genius, do not bow to an alien law. The rest try to justify their doings and misdoings, their thinking and existence (at least the menial side of it), to some one else, whether it be the personal God of the Jews, or a beloved, respected, and revered human being. It is only in this way that they can bring their lives under the social law...''}} | ||
==Influence on Nazi Germany and beyond== | |||
Otto's influence can arguably be seen in the superficiality of German Nazism. Fascist Germany believed wholeheartedly in [[physiognomy]] and stereotyping, that ones outer-appearance informed ones inner appearance. Thus German citizens were constantly putting on a show for each other. By posturing as artistic even when they weren't and a male obsession with conforming to [[chad]] aesthetics. The idea that superficial qualities | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||