English translations of the aphorisms of Nicolás Gómez Dávila
January 16, 2010
#57
Spasms of injured vanity, or of greed trampled underfoot—democratic doctrines invent the evils they denounce in order to justify the good they proclaim.
Espasmos de vanidad herida, o de codicia conculcada, las doctrinas democráticas inventan los males que denuncian para justificar el bien que proclaman.
The original Spanish is:
ReplyDeleteEspasmos de vanidad herida, o de codicia conculcada, las doctrinas democráticas inventan los males que denuncian para justificar el bien que proclaman.