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Was it all Nietzsche's fault? He was brilliant, complicated, and sure that he was right. What drove him was a conviction that Western civilization had gone badly wrong. Humans had forgotten that life was not orderly and conventional, but vital and dangerous. His appeal was that it was easy to read a great deal into his work, and was riveting to a younger generation who wanted to rebel but were not sure against what.
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One well-connected widow who turned Izvolsky down was later asked if she regretted having having missed the chance to marry someone who had done so well. "I have regretted it every day," she replied, "but congratulated myself every night."
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