"Tradition, in its essence, is something simultaneously meta-historical……" — Julius Evola
"Tradition, in its essence, is something simultaneously meta-historical and dynamic: it is an overall ordering force in the service of principles that have the chrism of a superior legitimacy (we may even call them 'principles from above')."
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Julius Evola
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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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It is also an absolute mistake to believe that the State can be anything other than a civitas diaboli if…
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Prior to the advent of the civilization of the Third Estate (mercantilism, capitalism), the social ethics that was religiously sanctioned…
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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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Modern capitalism is just as subversive as Marxism. The materialistic view of life on which both systems are based is…
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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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The supreme nobility of a Roman emperor does not consist in being a master of slaves, but in being a…
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