The young man who joins a political party is a traitor to his generation and to his race. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu More Quotes by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu More Quotes From Corneliu Zelea Codreanu The first and fiercest punishment ought to fall first on the traitor, second on the enemy. If I had but one bullet and I were faced by both an enemy and a traitor, I would let the traitor have it. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu punishment enemy fall Nothing frightens the 'Jews' more than a perfect unity in others: the unity of feeling in a movement, in a people. That is why they will always be for 'democracy' which has but one advantage, and that one for the nation's enemy. For democracy will break up the unity and spirit of a people. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu perfect feelings people Fascism means first of all defending your nation against the dangers that threaten it. It means the destruction of these dangers and the opening of a free way to life and glory for your nation. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu mean way firsts The law of silence: Speak little. Say only what you must. Speak only when necessary. Your oratory should be deeds, not words. You accomplish: let others talk. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu oratory silence law The law of honor: Go along only on the paths of honor. Fight, and never be a coward. Leave the path of infamy to others. Better to fall in an honorable fight than win by infamy. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu fighting winning fall A nation lives forever through its concepts, honor, and culture. It is for these reasons that the rulers of nations must judge and act not only on the basis of physical and material interests of the nation but on the basis of the nation's historical honor, of the nation's eternal interests. Thus: not bread at all costs, but honor at all costs. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu historical judging forever We will kill in ourselves a world in order to build another, a higher one reaching to the heavens. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu heaven order world Democracy destroys the unity of the Rumanian nation, dividing it among political parties, making Rumanians hate one another, and thus exposing a divided people to the united congregation of Jewish power at a difficult time in the nation's history. This argument alone is so persuasive as to warrant the discarding of democracy in favor of anything that would ensure our unity - or life itself. For disunity means death. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu party hate mean Land is a nation's basis for existence. The nation has its roots like those of a tree deep in the country's soil whence it derives its nourishment and life. There is no people that can live without land, as there is no tree which can live hanging in air. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu land air country Because of the expensive system and the competition among various groups, democracy needs a lot of money. As a natural consequence it becomes the slave of the great Jewish international finance which subjugates it by subvention. In this fashion the fate of a people is given into the hands of a caste of bankers. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu fate fashion hands A leader who accepts the outside financing of his movement is like the man who accustoms his body to live on medication. To the extent an organism is administered medication, to the same extent it is condemned to being unable to react on its own. Moreover, when it is deprived of the medication, it dies; it is at the mercy of the pharmacist! Likewise, a political movement is at the mercy of those who finance it. These could cease their financing at any given moment and the movement, unaccustomed to living on its own, dies. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu political leader men The country is dying cause of an lack of men, not a lack of programms. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu dying men country Legionary life is beautiful, not because of riches, partying or the acquisition of luxury, but because of the noble comradeship which binds all Legionaries in a sacred brotherhood of struggle. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu party struggle beautiful Democracy breaks the unity of the Romanian people, dividing it into parties, stirring it up, and so, disunited, exposing it to face the united block of the Judaic power. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu block party people The individual in the framework and in the service of his race, the race in the framework and in the service of God and of the laws of the divinity: those who will understand these things will win even though they are alone. Those who will not understand will be defeated. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu race law winning Deeds, not words - you accomplish! Do not talk! Corneliu Zelea Codreanu deeds-not-words accomplish deeds Up above, we will defend the life of the trees and the mountains from further devastation. Down below [in the towns], we will spread death and mercy. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu devastation mountain tree In the fight against the communism in history, only Codreanu didn't give up. He was a new kind of Jesus Corneliu Zelea Codreanu giving-up fighting jesus Wherever the Legionary's hand and soul show up, a garden appears. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu garden soul hands
