But then, he failed dramatically. When Germany was on the losing hand, he wanted Germany to be laid utterly in waste, because the German people was apparently not worthy.
So even if we take the content away from power, which is what without-music objects to, he can not be an example.
Also, I have already given three examples of people in the category of power I am interested in: Plato, Jesus and Nietzsche.
Now you begin to reveal some assumptions I had not sought behind your words at first. To set you straight, I have never suffered from people not taking me seriously, and have never been ignored when I demanded attention. To the contrary; my problem, if this is a problem, is that rooms take on a different charge when I enter and I am almost always immediately the center of attention, the object of expectation. Since I have had no use for this, I have withdrawn into relative solitude. This automatic attention has been difficult on me because it is combined with a great sensitivity to others’ doubt and suffering.
It is unpleasant to become aware of how feeble people are at heart, because I feel that I have to comfort them, set them at ease, which means to refrain from asserting myself, which feels like holding my breath. If I would be less sensitive to other peoples doubts and sufferings I would probably be in military or politics, because I enjoy setting out strategies and am good at that. But I feel too much pity, which makes it a horror to be amongst groups of people (without exception group behavior reveals weaknesses as it desperately tries to hide them) for too long, as well as unacceptable to inflict suffering if there is not a very good reason.
I can only truly bear people who are strong at heart, and you seldom find more than one or two of them in one room. So this is how I have responded so far:
Under conditions of peace the warlike man attacks himself. - Nietzsche, BGE 76.
But now I do indeed feel that the times are changing, and a time of war - philosophical war - is at hand. For this reason I have dared to compare myself with Nietzsche, Jesus and Plato - even to suggest that I place the rank of my will above theirs - which only a few months ago would have been unthinkable. Now, I feel that it is in fact necessary. We must forge ahead, think beyond all of them, aspire beyond everything that has been revered so far.