Modern world
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Identify
Identity is divided, on the one hand, into a foundation that is within us, without which we can derive any particular merit—our nature and the education (culture) we have received—and, on the other hand, a constitutive movement of life that discovers elements not listed by our nature or our education, but which must… Continue reading
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The division according to Creon
Creon divides his interlocutors into two camps: those who are with him and those who are against him. He no longer negotiates and threatens those who oppose him. Force controls him, when force should only ever be used to protect, and this is always the case for those who give themselves body and soul to… Continue reading
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The enantiodromos, the fork of life
Creon is transformed into a tyrant. He becomes what he imagines he must be. This is the enantiodromos, that moment and place in Greek mythology, which reveals the true nature of a man when, at the crossroads, he must confront the choice of which path to follow. The enantiodromos is the fork where the one who becomes… Continue reading
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Taking it upon oneself, a transfiguration
It is difficult to understand in our age of individualism that the act of taking responsibility for a fault one doesn't believe is one's own, but rather that one believes is attributed to another, but which is necessarily also one's own, necessarily, because I have already committed this kind of fault through action or omission; this fault is not unfamiliar to me. The act of taking responsibility… Continue reading
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To Be and To Have
What belongs to us matters less than who we are, and we are wrong to believe, under the sway of envy, that what belongs to us can define who we are. Continue reading
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Desire for recognition
The loss of all recognition in modern times, coupled with rampant individualism, drives everyone to crave any form of recognition. Everyone dreams of a moment of glory, with media attention being the most sought-after, whether it comes through television or social networks, as it appears to be the ultimate form of recognition; the form… Continue reading
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What does it mean to be out of touch with reality?
The most illuminating example concerning human nature is found in the New Testament when Peter and Jesus Christ speak together, and Peter insists to his master that he believe his devotion is entirely sincere. Thus, Jesus tells him that before the rooster crows, he will have denied him three times. The first place… Continue reading
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Blanc de Saint Bonnet on contemporary France
In 1851, Blanc de Saint Bonnet said: When men lose sight of moral necessities, God brings forth the light of necessities of another order. If faith is no longer received by the ear, it will be taught to us by hunger. Christianity will constitute modern society or see it shatter. The… Continue reading
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Hannah Arendt on the functionalism of the social sciences
I don't believe that atheism is a substitute for, or can fulfill the same function as, a religion, any more than I believe that violence can become a substitute for authority. But if we heed the exhortations of conservatives, who at the moment have a fairly good chance of being heard, I am quite... Continue reading
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The show “But times always return…” – 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (1991)
The show "But Times Always Return..." — 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (1991) by Emmanuel Di Rossetti on Vimeo. On August 31, 1991, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment celebrated its 150th anniversary, the Battle of El Moungar, and its return from Operation Daguet, the first Gulf War, with an exceptional theatrical performance. 30,000 spectators from Nîmes attended… Continue reading
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Pius X at the beatification of Joan of Arc
On December 13, 1908, at the beatification of Joan of Arc, Pius X pronounced these words that remain in our memories: "You will tell the French to treasure the testaments of Saint Remigius, Charlemagne, and Saint Louis, which are summed up in these words so often repeated by the heroine of Orléans: Long live Christ who… Continue reading
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Paul Bourget on France since 1789
Paul Bourget wrote: "A choice must be made; either the people of 1789 were right and the entire ancient edifice must fall; or they were wrong and it is their work that must be destroyed to restore France." Continue reading
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Antigone, defiant and intimate (4/7. Freedom)
Antigone did not come to life at dusk. Antigone was born with the dawn. It is at daybreak that Antigone becomes "anti," meaning facing, not against. With the retreat of the Argive army, Antigone emerges from the shadows where she could have remained all her life, not to solve the riddle of the Sphinx like her… Continue reading
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Bismarck against France and Catholicism
Bismarck wrote to Count Arnim on November 11, 1871: "We must desire the maintenance of the republic in France for one last, major reason. Monarchical France was and always will be Catholic. Its policies gave it great influence in Europe, the Orient, and even the Far East. A way to counter its…" Continue reading