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A distinguished German theologian, Dr. Heinrich Weinel, speaks of Nietzsche's philosophy as "the history of his life," adding, "The important thing in the last instance is not that we refute him—but that we understand him. For to understand him is to overcome him." If any feel that they have been helped to a better understanding of Nietzsche by reading these pages, I shall be glad—whether they are proportionally nearer to overcoming him, I leave it to them to say.