I feel that I have within me a medieval soul, and I believe that the soul of my country is medieval, that it has perforce passed through the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Revolution-learning from them, yes, but without allowing them to touch the soul, preserving the spiritual inheritance which has come down from what are called the Dark Ages.
Erdi Aroko arima baten jabe sentitzen naiz, eta begitandu egiten zait ertarotarra dela ene sorterriaren arima; berau, bortxaz, Ernazimendutik, Erreformatik eta Iraultzatik zehar iragan dela, haiengandik, bai ikasiz, baina haiei bere arima ukitzen utzi gabe, ilunbetsu deritzen garai haietako heredentzia izpirituala gordez.