Justicialism
Juan Domingo Perón
from Juan Domingo Perón, Perónist Doctrine. Edited by the Perónist Party. (Buenos Aires, 1952
What is Perónism?
Speech of
In Congress a few days ago, some of our legislators have asked what
Perónismis. Perónism is humanism in action; Perónism is a new political
doctrine, which rejects all the ills of the politics of previous times; in the
social sphere it is a theory which establishes a little equal ity among men,
which grants them similar opportunities and assures them of a future so that in
this land there may be no one who lacks what he needs for a living, even though
it may be necessary that those who are wildly squandering what they possess may
be deprived of the right to do so, for the benefit of those who have nothing at
all; in the economic sphere its aim is that every Argentine should pull his
weight for the Argentines and that economic policy which maintained that this
was a permanent and perfect school of capitalist exploitation should be
replaced by a doctrine of social economy under which the distribution of our
wealth, which we force the earth to yield up to us and which furthermore we are
elab orating, may be shared out fairly among all those who have contributed by
their efforts to amass it.
That is Perónism. And Perónism is not learned, nor just talked about:
one feels it or else disagrees. Perónism is a question of the heart rather than
of the head. Fortunately I am not one of those Presidents who live a life
apart, but on the contrary I live among my people, just as I have always lived;
so that I share all the ups and downs, all their successes an all their disappointments
with my working class people. I feel an intimate satisfaction when I see a
workman who is well dressed or taking his family to the theatre. I feel just as
satisfied as I would feel if I were that workman myself. That is Perónism.
One Single Class of Men
I have never been of the opinion that in this world there should be
groups of men against other groups, nations against nations and much less can I
admit that men should be enemies because they profess a different religion. How
could it be admitted, how could it be explained that anti-Semitism should exist
in
That is the only discrimination which
The Twenty Truths of the Perónist
Justicialism
From a speech of
1., True democracy is the system where the Government carries out the
will of the people defending a single objective: the interests of the people.
2. Perónism is an eminently popular movement. Every political clique is
opposed to the popular interests and, therefore, it cannot be a Perónist
organization.
3. A Perónist must be at the service of the cause. He who invoking the
name of this cause is really at the service of a political clique or a
"caudillo" (local political leader) is only a Perónist by name.
4. There is only one class of men for the Perónist cause: the workers.
5. In the New Argentina, work is a right which dignifies man and a duty,
because it is only fair that each one should produce at least what he consumes.
6. There can be nothing better for a Perónist than another Perónist.
7. No Perónist should presume to be more than he really is, nor should
he adopt a position inferior to what his social status should be. When a
Perónist starts to think that he is more important than he really is, he is
about to become one of the oligarchy.
8. With reference to political action the scale of values for all
Perónists is as follows: First, the Homeland; afterwards the cause, and then,
the men themselves.
9. Politics do not constitute for us a definite objective but only a
means of achieving the Homeland's welfare represented by the happiness of the
people and the greatness of the nation.
10. The two main branches of Perónism are the Social Justice and the
Social Welfare. With these we envelop the people in an embrace of justice and
love.
11. Perónism desires the establishment of national unity and the
abolition of civil strife. It welcomes heroes but does not want martyrs.
12. In the New Argentina the only privileged ones are the children.
13. A Government without a doctrine is a body without a soul. That is
why Perónism has established its own political, economic and social doctrines:
Justicialism.
14. Justicialism is a new philosophical school of life. It is simple,
practical, popular and endowed with deeply Christian and humanitarian
sentiments.
15. As a political doctrine, Justicialism establishes a fair balance
between the rights of the individual and those of the community.
16. As an economic doctrine, Justicialism achieves a true form of social
economy by placing capital at the service of the national economy and this at
the service of social welfare.
17. As a social doctrine, Justicialism presides over an adequate
distribution of Social Justice giving to each person the social rights he is
entitled to.
18. We want a socially just, an economically free and a politically
independent
19. We are an organized State and a free people ruled by a centralized
government.
20. The best of this land of ours is its people.
Juan Perón