Manuel Fraga Iribarne

"It is obious that the glorious day of July, 18, 1936 [Franco's coup d'état] was one of the nicest political and social movements that the world remembers. Historians shall admit that the most and best part of the country was the one who raised against the government, illegal and corrupt, who was preparing the darkest red revolution from the power."

"A great man" [...] "and the greatest and most representative of the Spanish people of the 20th century" [...] "one of the great leaders we have had in our history."

"The Franco Regime has set the basis for an ordered Spain. Actually, just compare today's Spain with the situation in the 30s."

"I would not execute [by firing squad] certain people. They should be hooked off their balls."

"My mother (from ) understood perfectly that she had to teach French, not Basque, which is a dead language."

"The language is named Spanish, not Castillian! Spanish is the language of everybody. It has become the language of Spain already [...] Catalonia was occupied by Felipe IV, by Felipe V (who defeated the Catalans), it was bombed by general Espartero, who was a revolutionary general, and we occupied it in 1939 and we are prepared to take the rifle again. Therefore, you shall guess what to expect. Here I have my rifle to use it again."

"We will not seat at the same table with the communists. I will never talk to them."

"Legalisation of the Communist Party is a real coup d'état."

"The best terrorist, the dead one."

"Streets are mine!"

"Those who have not learnt from Gasteiz will be responsible for their own acts. Those who want to fight, will be fought. With all of its consequences. Stop being fool."

"Legalising the Basque flag over my dead body."