Nationalism

• Jean Jaques Rosseau on Human nature

  People are universally rational being who desire their own freedom
• Jean Jaques Rosseau on Society

  The basis of any legitimate state has to be the nation, the nation is a vehicle for self-determination
• Jean Jaques Rousseau on society

  political society must be based on national self-determination
• Johann Gottfried von Herder on Human nature

  People see their own identity in terms of collective identity of a cultural group with common language and history
• Johann Gottfried von Herder on the state

  States can only be rightfully based upon the collective identity of a people with common cultural and linguistic heritage
• Johann Gottfried von Herder on society

  society is a cultural concept, based on shared sense of cultural identity and national heritage
• Johann Gottfried von Herder on the economy


  Herder made no special relationships between nation and economy
• Giuseppe Mazzini on human nature

  people seek liberty but do so on the basis of their shared cultural heritage
• Giuseppe Mazzini on the state

  The state is a romantic ideal, the ultimate expression of the unity of a people. Republican democracy in varying forms is the form a free nation will choose
• Giuseppe Mazzini on society

  Society must allow personal freedom to flourish, individuals may only be free if a whole society is free -united italy
• Giuseppe Mazzini on the economy

  Economic freedom is a natural result of general freedom enjoyed by nations and their peoples
• Charles Maura’s on human nature

  National heritage is the principal aspect of a persons character, ethnicity is a significant detriment of nationality
• Charles Maurras on the state

  the state must be organised according to nations heritage, not according to universalist motions of liberty. Some nation states are superior for others
• Charles Maurras on society

  Society is based on a shared sense of ethnicity some societies are superior forms of civilisation to others
• Charles Maurras on the economy

  The superior culture of one nation naturally leads to economic dominance of one nation over others
• Marcus Garvey on Human nature

  All people are part of either a white race or a black race, though the white race has dominated the black race the latter can claim a distinct history and culture
• Marcus Garvey on the state

  Nation states are largely artificial constructs, the products of white supremacy. The only meaningful state should be the united black peoples of the world
• Marcus Garvey on society

  Black society will fulfil its true potential once the colonial oppression of black people is defeated
• Marcus Garvey on the Economy

  Garvey opposed both international capitalism, which leads to imperialism, and communism, which leads to dictatorship. Black people should set up their own form of capitalism for their benefit
• Jean Jaques Rousseau on the economy

  Saw no direct relationship between nationalism and the economy, his theory of the general will however implies that wealth was to be move evenly distributed amongst the citizens of the nation