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.
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.
Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.
The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
I know that's the sort of thing people say and I really hate it when people say the sort of things people say. I always think, 'You don't mean that, you just think it sounds good.
To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. Once more, all that self-denial can say is, 'He leads the way, keep close to Him.'
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