Francisco Franco

Spanish dictator

Modern influential 166 sayings

Sayings by Francisco Franco

Let us be under no illusion. The Jewish spirit, which was responsible for the alliance of large-scale capital with Marxism and was the driving force behind so many anti-Spanish revolutionary agreements, will not be got rid of in a day.

1939 — Victory speech in Madrid
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We have the strength of our truth, backed by the reality of our power. We promise a hard life, but a Spanish life worthy of our country and its destiny.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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We do not work for ephemeral ends, but for a resplendent tomorrow.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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Our paths are strewn with thorns, but there can be no flagging in pursuit of our ideals. It is not enough to set our goal. It must be pursued with constancy and sacrifice. Fortitude, as well as good-will, is needed. When we have all this, the triumph will be complete, because we shall feel strong and secure.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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Freedom is impossible as long as bondage and want exist.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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Cleverly exploited Marxist slogans caught on with the masses because they deceitfully promised a change in the justice of the pressing situation. The liberal world, in giving adult suffrage, made them conscious of their own strength. Then the revolutionary process, accelerated by various crises, started.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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For this reason, because we know that ours is the truth, and because we have labored for it for six years, we look upon events with serenity. In these days our generations are not merely faced with territorial and political problems, but also with supreme issues of the existence of our faith, our civilization and our culture, which are now at stake once more.

1942 — Speech to Falangist Party Council
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We have torn up Marxist materialism and we have disorientated Masonry. We have thwarted the Satanic machinations of the clandestine Masonic superstate. Despite its control of the world's press and numerous international politicians. Spain's struggle is a Crusade; as soldiers of God we carry with us the evangelism of the world!

1945 — Speech to the women's section of the Falange in Madrid
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The defense of internal peace and order constitutes the sacred mission of a nation's armed forces and that is what we have carried out.

Unknown, likely during his rule — Statement
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We strive to form a single national front against the Judeo-Masonic lodges, against Moscow and the Marxist societies.

Unknown, likely during his rule — Statement
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