The nation in the political thought of the National Party (1928–1939)
The nation in the political thought of the National Party (1928–1939)

Summary/Abstract: A reflection on the nation, its essence and function formed the key motivation in the NationalParty’s political thought. The Polish nation was treated subjectively, and the principle of a hierarchicalnation organisation was disseminated. In the works by the National Party ideologists,the idea of the nation presented a strong emotional potential, closely related to a moralaspect. It was invariably proclaimed that the nation was a spiritual body. The National Partytheorists were convinced that the national idea added real meaning to all forms of a person’sfunctioning. The Party members viewed the nation as such an important and priority issuethat any indifferent personal approach towards the nation was considered unacceptable. Itcan be noted that, contrary to previous statements, typical of “the early nationalism” (at theturn of the 20th Century), the nation was no longer treated as the absolute, but rather it wasviewed through the prism of its relation to God and the world of transcendental values. It wasusually considered a kind of family, and a unique metaphysical being, with a strong emphasisplaced on the spiritual and moral form of the nation

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