Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Quotes
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.
Codreanu, Corneliu Zelea. For My Legionaries: The Iron Guard. Editura "Libertatea", 1976, p. 235.
This is one of the early environmental statements.
This statement of the problem was so eloquent and universal that it is even used a century later. For example it was quoted by James Inhofe, on his Senate Speech, October 4, 2004.
As hard as it is for us to imagine today, while her husband was President of the United States, the First Lady wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column every single day with politics frequently the subject. While she usually agreed with the President, there were occasions where they seemed to not see things exactly the same. She tended to be more liberal than he. However, there were those who believed that when she criticized politicians, it was with FDR’s knowledge and blessing and she sometimes did his “dirty work.” Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the country—certainly more-so than any First Lady before and since.
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu, was a Romanian politician who was the founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard. Ideologically a fascist, he developed a variant of fascism known as Legionarism (also known as the Legionnaire movement), an ultranationalist, antisemitic, anti-Hungarian, antiziganist, anti-communist and anti-capitalist organization active throughout most of the interwar period. Generally seen as the main variety of Romanian fascism, and noted for its Orthodox Christian-inspired revolutionary message, the Iron Guard grew into an important actor on the Romanian political stage, coming into conflict with the political establishment and democratic forces. The Legionnaires traditionally referred to Codreanu as Căpitanul ("The Captain"), and he held absolute authority over the organization until his death.
