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Fraternity, therefore, can serve as the basis for both solidarity and social justice, for both patriotism and democratic participation.

— Alain de Benoist The Problem of Democracy (2011)

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Modernity proclaims rights without in any way providing the means to exercise them.

Manifesto for a European Renaissance (2005)

Yahweh would have preferred that man had not emerged from “nature.”

On Being a Pagan (2004)

Alone of all the animals, man’s actions are not predicated by his membership in a species.

On Being a Pagan (2004)

Those nations on the way to disbelief are on the path to abdication.

On Being a Pagan (2004)

In reality, as their theological roots demonstrate, human rights are only law contaminated by morality.

Beyond Human Rights. Defending Freedoms (2011)

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

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