He divided all morality into two kinds--slave morality, which he regards as despicable, and master morality, which is of the most superior possible kind." "Still--I don't know anything about the man you mention, but I suppose even he would have drawn the line at murder." "Not at all.

Master morality, which, according to his system, is the best kind, consists entirely of being the sort of man who is able to get into a position to bully other people.

Slave morality, on the other hand, consists in having the kind of temperament which submits to being bullied, and pretends to think it a fine thing to suffer.

Now murder, as any one can see, is simply an extreme form of bullying; and therefore a successful murderer, according to Nietzsche's philosophy, is the finest kind of man there is.

Whereas his victims, the late Lorimer, for instance, are mere slaves, and therefore thoroughly despicable.