"Prior to the advent of the civilization of……" — Julius Evola
"Prior to the advent of the civilization of the Third Estate (mercantilism, capitalism), the social ethics that was religiously sanctioned in the West consisted in realizing one’s being and in achieving one’s own perfection within the fixed parameters that one’s individual nature and the group to which one belonged clearly defined. Economic activity, work, and profit were justified only in the measure in which they were necessary for sustenance and to ensure the dignity of an existence conformed to one’s own estate, without the lower instinct of self-interest or profit coming first."
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16 Quotes by Julius Evola
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Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or…
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The blood of heroes is closer to the Lord than the ink of scholars and the prayers of the pious.
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But, the true reason for the success of such new expositions [translated Eastern religious texts] is to be found where…
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Western civilisation needs a complete overhaul or it will fall apart one day or another. It has realised the most…
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A woman who is perfectly woman is superior to a man who is imperfectly man, just as a farmer who…
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A state is organic when it has a center, and this center is an idea that shapes the various domains…
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I see nothing but a world of ruins, where a kind of front line is possible only in the catacombs.
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Everybody enjoys the freedom he deserves, which is measured by the stature and dignity of his person or by his…
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