One of the primary activities of the American TFP is to warn our society that is destroying itself. We inherited that task from the founder of the international TFP movement, Plinio Correa de Olivera.
Professor Plinio was a man of many gifts, including great historical knowledge. His insights were so keen that he could draw lessons that other people, even accomplished scholars, missed.
Today, the Return to Order Moment brings you a remarkable talk that Professor Plinio gave in 1970. At that time, the world was in the midst of a social and sexual revolution. That spirit grows more apparent as each year passes. This remarkable essay compares our own social and religious decline with that of the Byzantine Empire's capitol.
Some of Professor Plinio’s conclusions will be hard for twenty-first-century people to hear. Even conservatives may be momentarily shocked. However, we live in shocking times. The world needs Professor Plinio’s advice more now than it did fifty years ago.