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The narrator is a cold-hearted, ruthless, and despicable human being. Am I seriously expected to sympathize with him or am I misunderstanding the author?

Jubelnd schwoll sie jetzt an: Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo Dein sanfter Flügel weilt, wie in jener Nacht, als ich den Glauben an Menschen verlor, die logen, wenn sie von Grundsätzen sprachen und sich dabei auf Texte beriefen, deren tiefer Sinn ihnen verlorengegangen war. - Kapitel IX

“I sense I must gird myself to repel the worst of all tyrannies: the tyranny of the lover over one who cares not to be loved, with that weight of tenderness and humility that defuse violence and stifle words of reproach. In a battle like the one I am on the verge of inciting, there is no worse adversary than the person who takes all the blame and begs for forgiveness before being shown the door.”