We "conserve" nothing; neither do we want to return to any past periods; we are not by any means "liberal"; we do not work for "progress"; we do not need to plug up our ears against the sirens who in the market place sing of the future: their song about "equal rights," "a free society," "no more masters and no servants" has no allure for us.


The Gay Science (1882)


We conserve nothing; neither do we want to return to any past periods; we are not by any means liberal; we do not work for progress; we do not need...

We conserve nothing; neither do we want to return to any past periods; we are not by any means liberal; we do not work for progress; we do not need...

We conserve nothing; neither do we want to return to any past periods; we are not by any means liberal; we do not work for progress; we do not need...

We conserve nothing; neither do we want to return to any past periods; we are not by any means liberal; we do not work for progress; we do not need...