\nFrom Chapter II, \u201cPrinciples\u201d, L\u2019Autorit\u00e9, of Mes Id\u00e9es Politique, by Charles Maurras.\n<\/p>\n
The property of power resembles other properties; it results from work, from work done and \u201cdone well\u201d. Totally naked force can be applied for good and for evil, for construction, for destruction. When it did the good, when it constructed, it has merit from it, it has prestige and glory from it, it also sees the birth from it of this product which is called authority.<\/p>\n
A power vacuum resembles the vacancy of a field. Whoever wants it, takes it; whoever is able to, holds onto it.<\/p>\n
When there is a power vacuum it is, as Joan of Arc said, a great pity for the kingdom. And it is a great misfortune. To seize power in that case, if one has the strength, is simply an act of charity and humanity. A people needs a leader like a man needs bread. Not only, in such a hypothetical situation, is the right of first occupancy established, but there is a rigorous duty, a strict obligation for those who can<\/em> occupy. When citizens are threatened by the enemy, it is necessary to command them if one can do it. When disorder is in the street, it is necessary to restore it back to order if one has the means.<\/p>\n Power is not an idea, it is a fact, and one believes in this fact when it makes itself felt; all criticism by the world can do nothing against the strength of a conqueror.<\/p>\n Most moralizers, who have confused minds, judged that power corrupted the heart of man. When power is elevated and lasts, when it lasts a little, the effect is totally the opposite; the learning of responsibilities matures and their experience perfects, rather than ruins, them.<\/p>\n ⇐ Principle IV: Authority (Its Conditions)<\/a> Principle V: Freedom ⇒<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Chapter II, \u201cPrinciples\u201d, L\u2019Autorit\u00e9, of Mes Id\u00e9es Politique, by Charles Maurras. The property of power resembles other properties; it results from work, from work done and \u201cdone well\u201d. Totally naked force can be applied for good and for evil, for construction, for destruction. When it did the good, when … Continue reading
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