Catholicity seized on man... and the mystics, transcending all, taught him to ascend on high with the wings of contemplation the Ladder of Jacob composed of brilliant stones, by which God descends to Earth and man ascends to Heaven, till… — Juan Donoso Cortes Copy Share Image
Catholicity seized on man... and the mystics, transcending all, taught him to ascend on high with the wings of contemplation the Ladder of Jacob… — Juan Donoso Cortes Copy Share Image
“...And don’t tell me you don’t wish to fight; for the moment you tell me that, you are already fighting; nor that you don’t know which side to join, for while you are saying that, you have already joined a side; nor that you wish to remain neutral; for while you are thinking to be so, you are so no… — Juan Donoso Cortés Copy Share
There are only two possible forms of control: one internal and the other external; religious control and political control. They are of such a… — Juan Donoso Cortes Copy Share Image
![“There are only two possible forms of control: one internal and the other external; religious control and political control. They are of such a nature that when the religious barometer rises, the barometer of [external, i.e., political control] falls and likewise, when the religious barometer…” quote by Juan Donoso Cortes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c9/juan-donoso-cortes-84258_barometer_there-are-only-two-possible-forms-of-con_2773724.jpg)