it be!” They determine first the Whither and the Why of mankind, and thereby set aside the previous labour of all philosophical workers, and all subjugators of the past⁠—they grasp at the future with a creative hand, and whatever is and was, becomes for them thereby a means, an instrument, and a hammer. Their “knowing” is creating , their creating is a law-giving, their will to truth is⁠— Will to Power .⁠—Are there at present such philosophers? Have there ever been such philosophers? Must there not be such philosophers some day?⁠ ⁠…