Nicolás Gómez Dávila Skye turned me onto Davila today. After reading a bit of hi

Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Skye turned me onto Davila today. After reading a bit of his work it’s pretty clear that he’s against modernity and in favor of mysticism. But I did managed to pull a few gems together:

–“Liberty is not an end, but a means. Whoever mistakes it for an end does not know what to do once he attains it.”–

–“Perfection is the point where what we can do and what we want to do coincide with what we ought to do”–

–“Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.”–

–“Modern man does not love, but seeks refuge in love; does not hope, but seeks refuge in hope; does not believe, but seeks refuge in a dogma.”–

—“Civilization is a poorly fortified encampment in the midst of rebellious tribes.”—

–“Love of the people is an aristocratic calling. The democrat only loves the people at election time.”–