Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites

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Looking for Solutions to Our Leadership Crisis 4

Note to the Reader: The original texts of all the allocutions cited in this work can be found in the Vatican’s published collections of documents for the respective popes. Translations of the allocutions of Pius XII are provided in Part III of Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius … Read more

The Importance of Chastity

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The Importance of Chastity 3

Recently, Wal-Mart pulled magazines with racy covers from its shelves. Since the corporation can account for up to 15% of all single copy magazines, this measure is an extremely effective way to promote the too often ignored values of morality and decency. This effort deserves applause. It is also opportune to republish … Read more

Address of Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira for the Launching of the American Edition of His Book,

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Address of Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira for the Launching of the American Edition of His Book, 2

Address of Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira for the Launching of the American Edition of His Book, Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites Distinguished Chairman, Mr. Morton Blackwell, Imperial and Royal Highness, Archduchess Monica of Austria, Your Grace, Duke of Maqueda, illustrious writer of the preface to the Spanish edition of the book … Read more

Revolution and Counter-Revolution

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Revolution and Counter-Revolution

Originally published as Revolução e Contra-Revolução, in Catolicismo, April 1959 (Parts I and II) and January 1977 (Part III) First Digital Edition Copyright © 2000 The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).  All rights reserved. First printed English edition 1974. Second printed English edition 1980. Third printed English … Read more

Lessons From the Holy Grotto

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Lessons From the Holy Grotto, by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

In the moral order, the world is composed largely of sinners, selfish creatures who live not to serve God, but to please themselves. These self-serving souls comprise the vast majority of mankind, especially in times of decadence – as were the days of Our Lord, as are our own. In their selfishness, … Read more

The Elite and the Upper Class

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The Elite and the Upper Class

What is the difference between the elite and the upper class? The elite is the source of the upper class. Let us take the example of a small city to facilitate understanding the difference between the two. As noted, the elite of a city is formed by those who exercise prestigious activities … Read more

The Mobile Immobility of Chaos

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The Mobile Immobility of Chaos

If there is one common denominator in the public and private lives in so many nations today, it is chaos. Chaotic perspectives seem to be multiplying as we head down the road to chaos, which no one really knows where it leads. The enigmatic forces of chaos produce explosions and eruptions that … Read more