Maurras

British

/ mora /

noun

Charles (ʃarl). 1868–1952, French writer and political theorist, who founded (1899) the extreme right-wing group L'Action Français: sentenced (1945) to life imprisonment for supporting Pétain during World War II

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Here he refers to the early 20th Century anti-liberal and anti-Semitic writer Charles Maurras.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2021

The French fascist Charles Maurras said that he did not believe in God but “thought it crucial that people believed in him”.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2019

Before backing down Sunday morning under intense pressure, Nyssen first attempted to defend including Maurras.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2018

Before backing down on Sunday morning in the midst of intense fallout, Nyssen first attempted to defend honoring Maurras.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2018

As early as 1905, Maurras, denouncing the tamed intelligentsia which claims to lead opinion and to represent the nation, spoke of it as "ancilla plutocratiae."

From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain

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