340. That the lambs should bear a grudge against the great birds of prey is in no way surprising; but that is no reason why we should blame the great birds of prey for picking up the lambs.... To demand of strength that it should _not_ manifest itself as strength, that it should _not_ be a will for overcoming, for overthrowing, for mastery, a thirst for enemies, for struggles and triumphs, is as absurd as to demand of weakness that it should manifest itself as strength.--FR. NIETZSCHE, G.M., i., 13.
341. It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that modern war does not demand far more brutality, far more violence, and an action far more general than was formerly the case.--GENERAL v. HARTMANN, D.R., Vol. xiv., p. 89.
342. The enemy State must not be spared the want and wretchedness of war; these are particularly useful in shattering its energy and subduing its will.--GENERAL v. HARTMANN, D.R., Vol. xiii., p. 459.
343. We ... believe that [man's] Will to Life had to be intensified into unconditional Will to Power; we hold that hardness, violence, slavery, danger in the street and in the heart, secrecy, stoicism, arts of temptation and devilry of all kinds; that everything evil, terrible, tyrannical, wild-beast-like and serpent-like in man contributes to the elevation of the species just as much as its opposite--and in saying this we do not even say enough.--FR. NIETZSCHE, B.G.E., section 44.
344. Even if there were no question of vengeance, even if we were not demanding reparation for ancient wrongs ... the crime (_Frevel_) of opposing the development of Germany is so great that the most trenchant measures are scarcely a sufficient punishment for it!--D.B.B., p. 214.
345. Whoever enters upon a war in future, will do well to look only to his own interests, and pay no heed to any so-called international law. He will do well to act without consideration and without scruple, and this holds good in the case of a war with England.[31]--D.B.B., p. 214.
346. Hatred, delight in mischief, rapacity and ambition, and whatever else is called evil, belong to the marvellous economy of the conservation of the race.--FR. NIETZSCHE, J.W., section 1.
347. Individual persons may be harshly dealt with when an example is made of them, intended to serve as a warning.... Whenever a national war breaks out, terrorism becomes a necessary military principle.--GENERAL v. HARTMANN, D.R., Vol. XIII, p. 462.