<p>Hey there, my USC application asks me for my Favorite Quote. My favorite quote is from Adolf Hitler saying, "Christianity is a rebellion against natural law, a protest against nature. Taken to its logical extreme, Christianity would mean the systematic cultivation of the human failure." Would there be anything wrong with noting this as being my favorite quote?</p>
<p>everything is wrong......
i would suggest lying!!
collegesdo say that you have to be urself and stuff like that.......but they will definitely not support a quote that does not show religius tolerance,.
they will reject you just becz they will think that u cannot live harmoniously with other religions and will not appreciate diversity!!</p>
<p>further supporting that quote would imply that u speak ill of christianity in some way. Remember in any part f the applicatin u CAN say that i like this and i dnt like that............but u cannot say that this is wrng and that is right!!!!</p>
<p>I would generally advise against choosing a quote from someone so infamous as Hitler, especially a quote such as that. There is a fine line between being true to yourself and being offensive and intolerant. </p>
<p>I think it would be wise to choose another quote. That's just my opinion on it.</p>
<p>Don't quote hitler, that would be stupid.</p>
<p>Ya i agree, and especially on that quote I dont know what you're saying about yourself aside from "christianity sucks" which might be something youd argue on the internet but would be extremely taboo in reality</p>
<p>I would reject absolutely any kid who quoted Hiter (in a positive way) in an application. It is simply inappropriate. Furthermore, I would reject any applicant who showed the appalling lack of sensitivity and tolerance that you will be displaying by using such a quotation.</p>
<p>I wouldn't have a big problem with that if I were the admission officer (that's of course if the admission officer is a zealous christian). Because ultimately, everyone has the right to their opinion. Not only that, what's wrong with quoting hitler? I mean just because he committed a heinous crime doesn't EVERYTHING that he said or did was wrong. Taking Hitler's quote doesn't mean rahulkghosh is taking hitler's political stance or what not. And let's step back for a moment, what has religion in general done but retard the progress of human civilization? (i.e. the dark ages, the crusade, etc). I'm not against religion but i am not for it either. And those people need to stop viewing religion as such holy and untouchable thing. Remeber, man made religion, religion didn't make man!</p>
<p>rahulkghosh here is another quote on religion from Karl Marx, who we have to agree, wether he was wrong or right, one of the most influential thinker and philosopher of the 20th century. U can use this quote if u really feel uncomfortable quoting Hitler.</p>
<p>"Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."</p>
<p>one should be noted that Karl Marx is not protesting against the religion itself but what religion is relfecting ("sign of the oppressed creature) or in the another word the ignorance of the people.</p>
<p>There are two situations here. The question is either what is your favorite quote, as a short answer with no explanation. Giving a Hitler quote with no explanation would not be a smart idea. </p>
<p>The second is a what is your favorite quote and why. This has more potention to be offensive. How would you explain why you liked this quote?</p>
<p>I think that you should tell the truth, and also explain the reasons for your choice. If USC rejects you because of your beliefs, then that wasn't the right college for you and you wouldn't have enjoyed it anyway.</p>
<p>You can be against Christianity, but I wouldn't do anything that makes a positive connection with someone as infamous as Hitler. I'd change it if you really want to be accepted and don't want something like that to possibly bring your app down.</p>
<p>I'd go with the Marx quote, because I assume you'll like that one too and Marx is a much more commonly and noncontroversially quoted thinker</p>
<p>I must also suggest, on the lines of finding a non-Hitler (this, I feel, is you most major problem) quote along the same lines, looking through some Voltaire quotes. He is clever and respected, but some of his later writings were quite anti-religion, though he always preached tolerance. </p>
<p>People, espcially kids, often forget that Holocaust is still in living memory. I stand by my opinion that citing your favorite quotation to Hitler is a rather stupid move.</p>
<p>"I think that you should tell the truth, and also explain the reasons for your choice. If USC rejects you because of your beliefs, then that wasn't the right college for you and you wouldn't have enjoyed it anyway."</p>
<p>northstarmom, that is not true. the choices of an admissions officer does not reflect how well you will enjoy that particular college.</p>
<p>USC adcoms work for their university, and their job is to select students who meet the needs of and mission of their employer. If USC does not want students who explain that their favorite quote is an antiChristianity quote from Hitler, I would bet that the adcoms' views reflect those of USC's administration, and a student like the OP is not likely to be happy on that kind of campus. My belief is that the OP would find that professors and the campus in general would not be understanding of nor appreciative of the OP's perspective and ways of expressing himself/herself.</p>
<p>The thing you have to keep in mind is really how much emotional response a name like Hitler recieves. You are talking about a man who wanted to destroy whole groups of people based on ideological beliefs. A master of deciet, charisma, and deception. There is no admirable trait of hitler and having him as a model for wisdom in any way, shape, or form screams RED FLAG.</p>
<p>As for the quote in question its not as much anti-christianity as anti establishment. The church did stand in the goals and desires of facism and what Hitler wanted to achieve. Just becuase you like the quote out of context does not imply the same feeling as having it within context.</p>
<p>If you want a quote about establisment in the church look at other sources:
Voltaire
Erasmus
Many postmodern writers
Romantics
Naturalists
Texts from the Englightenment</p>
<p>harvard accepted a guy from palestine who said that israel needed to be eliminated. but he had intimate, first-hand experience and probably had his reasons for thinking such. do you have reasons like that?</p>
<p>This is probably the only time you will ever see me sway from my "truth is always the best policy" ideals but you can't put something Hitler said as a favorite quote - there is a tiny chance the adcoms would find you courageous but probably not - it can do nothing but hurt you.</p>
<p>Look for quotes from famous secularists or enlightment thinkers that can help you along if you want something similar. The Marx suggestion could be good as well unless you get a too-proud Christian or anti-Marxist.</p>
<p>hitler=bad idea
anti-christian=offensive</p>
<p>admissions counselors are humans. probably a lot of them are christians (or jews). i have to say it's a pretty stupid idea to use that quote. find something that's not by a man who killed millions of people and is still hated worldwide, and something that doesn't crap on the beliefs of still more millions.</p>
<p>sorry if that comes off a little strong, but i am really sick of christians being the only group that anyone is allowed to say anything bad about. and what are adcoms going to think if they see that your favorite quote is not about something productive or meaningful in life, but just about the fact that you hate the christian religion? they want positives, not negatives. and that is about as negative as you can get.</p>
<p>I'd reject you and I wouldn't go to USC.</p>
<p>You would be true to yourself, but that self would be seen as an ***hole. :D</p>
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<p>I don't think it is offensive to dislike a particular religion. For example, I dislike how many Christians are so defensive when it comes to questions regarding their religion or the bible. Take the example of The Da Vinci Code. I mean, its a book and a form of entertainment but so many people have to take offense in that and urge others to boycott the book/movie along with them. </p>
<p>Must everyone really share a similar prospective? What happened to the freedom of expression? </p>
<p>I think its absolutely alright to detest a religion as long as one's prejudice does't extend to those who practice such beliefs.</p>
<p>Oh, regarding the original topic, I would suggest to the author not to write down something so audacious. Tolerance isn't a trait shared by every human being....myself included.</p>