Nietzsche and Fascism and Hobbes and Liberalism

Can Nietzsche be linked to the growth of Fascism? Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born in 1844 to a very religious Lutheran family. He was to follow in his father's steps and was set to become a clergyman himself. After discovering philosophy he decided against theology and philology and took up philosophy after transferring to the University of Leipzig. Nietzsche's theories were abstract but they touched on religion, politics, human motivation, morals and the idea of an …

…nowhere close to the founder of Modern Liberalism. Liberalists believe that the government should stay away from the economy, morality, and the lives of people. Hobbes argued that the government should contain a Sovereign dedicated to creating laws to control the people to provide a safe and prosperous nation. While in some roundabout way, Hobbes may be considered an advocate of Modern Liberalism through his radical philosophies, he was most likely damaging to the movement.