Some Thoughts on Nationalism – Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera

Some Thoughts on Nationalism April 1934 THE ROMANTIC CONCEPTION OF NATIONHOOD The romantic belief in the intrinsic goodness of man was the elder sister of the faith in the intrinsic goodness of peoples. ‘Man is born free and finds himself everywhere in fetters,’ said Rousseau. The ideal was, therefore, to give his original freedom and …

Letter To General Franco – José Antonio Primo de Rivera

LETTER TO GENERAL FRANCO Madrid, September 24th, 1934 Dear General, These moments I spend writing to you may well be the last chance we have of communicating with each other; my last chance to serve Spain by writing to you. This is why I do not hesitate to take the opportunity, though at first sight …

Basic Points Of The Spanish Falange – Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera

BASIC POINTS F.E, No. l, December 7th, 1933 I. SPAIN The Spanish Falange believes firmly in Spain. Spain is NOT a territory. NEITHER is it an aggregate of men and women. Spain is, above all, AN INDIVISIBLE DESTINY. A historical reality. An entity, real in itself, which has accomplished - and will yet accomplish in …

Donoso Cortes On Christian Civilization Versus Revolutionary Civilization

Excerpt from a letter to The Count de Montalembert from Donoso Cortes. May, 1849 l believe that Catholic civilization contains good unmixed with evil and that philosophic civilization contains evil unmixed with any good. Catholic civilization teaches that the nature of man is wounded and fallen, fallen and wounded in a radical manner in its essence …