Imperium

This is Yockey's famous masterpiece, inspired by Oswald Spengler's Decline of the West. Imperium advocates for the creation of a pan-European empire governed by sound principles or "absolute politics."

Structure and Themes

The book is divided into five parts, each addressing key aspects of Western civilization:

• History
• Politics
• Cultural Vitalism
• America
• The World Situation

Imperium not only delves into doctrinal matters but also provides a survey of the "world situation" in the 20th century. Yockey writes:
"In this book are the precise, organic foundations of the Western soul, and in particular, its Imperative at the present stage."

Key Messages

Yockey's words resonate deeply with his audience, as he reflects on the challenges faced by Western civilization:
"What is written here is also for the true America, even though the effective America of the moment, and of the immediate future is a hostile America, an America of willing, mass-minded tools in the service of the Culture-distorting political and total enemy of the Western Civilization."

He emphasizes the monumental task of his generation:
"The mission of this generation is the most difficult that has ever faced a Western generation. It must break the terror by which it is held in silence, it must look ahead, it must believe when there is apparently no hope, it must obey even if it means death, it must fight to the end rather than submit. ...The men of this generation must fight for the continued existence of the West..."

A Call to Action

Yockey's vision is one of resilience and determination:
"The soil of Europe, rendered sacred by the streams of blood which have made it spiritually fertile for a millennium, will once again stream with blood until the barbarians and distorters have been driven out and the Western banner waves on its home soil from Gibraltar to North Cape, from the rocky promontories of Galway to the Urals."

The Author

The book's Chicago-born author, Francis P. Yockey, was just 30 years old when he wrote Imperium in six months in a quiet village on Ireland's eastern coast. His masterpiece continues to shape the thinking and steel the will of readers around the world.