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Much of Restarkism is based on Kalma's seminal work, ''[[A Theory on National Revolution]]'', enacted policy, and the ''[[Three Speeches]]'', a compilation of speeches Kalma delivered in the final year of his premiership. His landmark works were short, to his wishes, and left open to interpretation by future citizens and leaders of the Cape. Indeed, the authoritarian [[National Reclamation Government]] added [[Restarkism#legacy|annexes]] to all four principles, using them to explicitly reject Kalma's democratic thinking and the {{wp|communism}} prevalent on the continent during the [[Great War]]. These annexes were later rescinded by subsequent governments. | Much of Restarkism is based on Kalma's seminal work, ''[[A Theory on National Revolution]]'', enacted policy, and the ''[[Three Speeches]]'', a compilation of speeches Kalma delivered in the final year of his premiership. His landmark works were short, to his wishes, and left open to interpretation by future citizens and leaders of the Cape. Indeed, the authoritarian [[National Reclamation Government]] added [[Restarkism#legacy|annexes]] to all four principles, using them to explicitly reject Kalma's democratic thinking and the {{wp|communism}} prevalent on the continent during the [[Great War]]. These annexes were later rescinded by subsequent governments. | ||
Yet, the issue of canon is one many historians and policymakers sometimes find moot. As Kalma remarked himself: "''There is no canon other than the four words of the principles. My interpretation, should | Yet, the issue of canon is one many historians and policymakers sometimes find moot. As Kalma remarked himself: "''There is no canon other than the four words of the principles. My interpretation, should one choose to follow it, is mine and mine alone. [Restarkism] is simply a faith - an inner power, and one that will inevitably have its interpretation changed in the minds of each individiual throughout the decades to come. This is by design.''" | ||
==Principles== | ==Principles== | ||