The anarch wages his own wars, even when marching in rank and file
Interpretation
An individual may struggle and fight their own battles internally, even when appearing to conform to societal norms.
This quote by Ernst Junger expresses the idea that an individual, despite being part of a collective or larger group, may still engage in personal conflicts and struggles that are unique to them. It highlights the tension between individuality and conformity, suggesting that one's internal battles may persist regardless of external appearances or societal expectations.
In practice
In a discussion about personal growth during a leadership seminar, this quote could illustrate the inner battles leaders face.
I came to realize that one single human being, comprehended in his depth, who gives generously from the treasures of his heart, bestows on us more riches than Caesar or Alexander could ever conquer. Here is our kingdom, the best of monarchies, the best republic. Here is our garden, our happiness.
The more the panic grows, the more uplifting the image of a man who refuses to bow to the terror.
I am an anarch β not because I despise authority, but because I need it. Likewise, I am not a nonbeliever, but a man who demands something worth believing in.
We had set out in a rain of flowers to seek the death of heroes. The war was our dream of greatness, power and glory. It was a man's work, a duel on the fields whose flowers would be stained with blood. There is no lovelier death in the world... Anything rather than stay at home, anything to make one with the rest.
The anarch is oriented to facts, not ideas. He fights alone, as a free man, and would never dream of sacrificing himself to having one inadequacy supplant another and a new regime triumph over the old one. In this sense, he is closer to the philistine; the baker whose chief concern is to bake good bread; the peasant, who works his plow while armies march across his fields.
Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God's mercy upon them is extraordinary.
The leech's kiss, the squid's embrace, The prurient ape's defiling touch: And do you like the human race? No, not much.
What I believe in my heart must make sense in my mind.
Holiness is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience to God's laws and ordinances. God then purifies the heart by faith, and the heart becomes purged from that which is profane and unworthy. When holiness is achieved by conforming to God's will, one knows intuitively that which is wrong and that which is right before the Lord. Holiness speaks when there is silence, encouraging that which is good or reproving that which is wrong.
Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between people, and their beliefs - in religion, literature, colleges and schools- democracy in all public and private life.
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