Ivan Ilyin Quotes on Politics
Ivan Aleksandrovich Ilyin was a Russian Orthodox religious philosopher, legal theorist, and political thinker and one of the most consequential conservative voices of the Russian emigration. This page collects quotes attributed to Ivan Ilyin on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Ivan Ilyin:
“Christian conservatism is the love of inheritance, not the fear of change.”
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Attributed to Ivan Ilyin:
“Every authentic culture rests on a religious foundation.”
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Attributed to Ivan Ilyin:
“Resistance to evil is sometimes a moral duty, even when it must use force.”
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Attributed to Ivan Ilyin:
“Russia is the home of the heart that has not yet found its full voice.”