(2018), How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them pages: 14–15, place: New York, publisher: Random House
“
Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Gandhi, was a member of RSS, as was current Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. RSS was explicitly influenced by European fascist movements, its leading politicians regularly praised Hitler and Mussolini in the late 1930s and 1940s.
— Jason Stanley
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Gandhi, was a member of RSS, as was current Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. RSS was explicitly influenced by European fascist movements, its leading politicians regularly praised Hitler and Mussolini in the late 1930s and 1940s." in the context of "(2018), How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them pages: 14–15, place: New York, publisher: Random House" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jason Stanley" (Quotes, How Fascism Works (2018))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Tags
About Jason Stanley
Jason Stanley (born 1969) is an American philosopher, teacher, and writer. He serves as the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.
About Jason Stanley
Jason Stanley (born 1969) is an American philosopher, teacher, and writer. He serves as the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.
View all quotes →