António de Oliveira Salazar Quotes

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

António de Oliveira Salazar GCSE, GCIC, GCTE, GColIH (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of Portugal for 36 years, from 1932 to 1968. Salazar founded and led the Estado Novo ("New State"), the corporatist authoritarian government that ruled Portugal until the 1974 Carnation Revolution.

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Alternative Names: Antonio de Oliveira Salazar

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The discussions have revealed the mistake, but not explained the problem, since even if you know what you will understand it for democracy.

No one has to thank me for accepting the burden, because it is so big sacrifice for me to please or I would not do for kindness to anyone. I do this to for my country, as a duty of conscience, coldly, calmly completed.

State is the nation socially organized.

Teach your sons to work, teach your daughters modesty, teach all the virtue of economy. And if not make them saints, at least make them Christians.