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" Christ, for Nietzsche as for Tolstoy, is not a rebel. The essence of His doctrine is
summed up in total consent and in nonresistance to evil. Thou shalt not kill, even to prevent killing. The
world must be accepted as it is, nothing must be added to its unhappiness, but you must consent to suffer
personally from the evil it contains. The kingdom of heaven is within our immediate reach. It is only an
inner inclination which allows us to make our actions coincide with these principles and which can give
us immediate salvation. Not faith but deeds—that, according to Nietzsche, is Christ's message. From then
on, the history of Christianity is nothing but a long betrayal of
this message. The New Testament is already corrupted, and from the time of Paul to the Councils,
subservience to faith leads to the neglect of deeds. "

Albert Camus , The Rebel


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Albert Camus quote : Christ, for Nietzsche as for Tolstoy, is not a rebel. The essence of His doctrine is<br />summed up in total consent and in nonresistance to evil. Thou shalt not kill, even to prevent killing. The<br />world must be accepted as it is, nothing must be added to its unhappiness, but you must consent to suffer<br />personally from the evil it contains. The kingdom of heaven is within our immediate reach. It is only an<br />inner inclination which allows us to make our actions coincide with these principles and which can give<br />us immediate salvation. Not faith but deeds—that, according to Nietzsche, is Christ's message. From then<br />on, the history of Christianity is nothing but a long betrayal of<br />this message. The New Testament is already corrupted, and from the time of Paul to the Councils,<br />subservience to faith leads to the neglect of deeds.