"Another typical aspect of the Legionarism of the 'Iron Guards' is a sort of ascetic commitment on the part of their leaders : they must refrain from going to dance halls, cinemas or theatres, avoid any display of wealth or even of mere affluence. A special storm force of 10,000 men, which was called after Moza and Marin, two leaders of the 'Iron Guards' fallen in Spain, had, for its members, almost as in some ancient orders of chivalry, the clause of celibacy, as long as they belonged to this force : since no mundane or family occupation was to be permitted to diminish their capacity to dedicate themselves at any moment to Death."
Julius Evola - The Tragedy of the Romanian 'Iron Guard': Codreanu
30 NOVEMBER 1939: REMEMBERING THE MARTYRDOM OF OUR CAPTAIN CORNELIU ZELEA CODREANU - NEVER FORGIVE, NEVER FORGET!
'There is no doubt that, in this world, there are all sorts of
people who look nice, but are empty inside, who do not feel either
moral or spiritual aspirations in addition to the physical gifts with
which nature blessed them... But in Corneliu Codreanu, his
magnificient physique corresponds to an exceptional inner wholeness.
Exclamations of admiration from men left him indifferent. Praise
angered him. He had only a fighter's greatness and the ambition of
great reformers... The characteristic of his soul was goodness. If
you want to penetrate the initial motive that prompted Corneliu
Codreanu to throw in a fight so hard and almost desperate, the best
answer is that he did it out of compassion for suffering people.
His heart bled with thousands of injuries to see the misery in
which peasants and workers struggled. His love for the people was
unlimited! He was sensitive to any suffering that the working masses
endured. He had a cult for the humble, and showed an infinite
attention to their aspirations and their hopes. The smallest window,
the most trivial complaint, were examined with the same seriousness
with which he addressed grave political problems.'
-Horia Sima, successor of Codreanu as commander of the Legion in 1940, and co-ruler of Romania. Taken from his his book 'Istoria Miscarii Legionare' (History of the Legionary Movement).
Read also:
The Murder of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
The Martyrdom of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
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