The party was not born to be an arena for those seeking power and prestige, nor a refuge for those fleeing their historical responsibilities, nor a framework for exchanging accusations and competing for superficial positions, The party was born to be a solid intellectual sword against fragmentation, and a project for life capable of rebuilding humanity and society on the foundations of right, goodness, freedom, order, and strength, But today, the party itself has become a reflection of the great national crisis: divisions and leadership struggles, slogans without action, and hybrid loyalties that prioritize personalities over the cause, image over ideology, and platform over role.
The tragedy lies not only in the division itself, but also in the justification of the division, It lies in those who have made doctrine an instrument of power rather than a project of revival, the system a constraint on thought rather than a framework for action, and belonging a document of celebration rather than an existential commitment.
Renaissance is not a seat to be occupied, but a destiny to be borne,And Antoun Saadeh did not establish a movement for applause, but a school for the formation of the new human being.
Today, we stand at a clear crossroads:
Between those who see the party as a movement for rights and freedom, and those who want it to be a puppet to satisfy their desires.
Between those who see in Saadeh a living idea that will uplift the nation, and those who turn him into a picture to be hung up and a speech to be recited without any effect.
The National Social Renaissance is not just a political project, but above all a moral renaissance.
Saadeh did not ask man to be formally disciplined, but rather to be a new human being who lives with virtue, responsibility and awareness.
In national social thought, ethics are not preaching or flattery, but rather:
A principle that links words with deeds and a role that makes the individual responsible for their impact on society.
A spirit that preserves the unity of the community and prevents it from falling into selfishness and disintegration, No nation can rise if it abandons its morals.
No party can lead a nation if it is not the first to uphold the highest values: honesty, duty, discipline, sacrifice, respect for work, respect for truth, and commitment to the national interest above all individual or personal interests.
Renaissance is built first and foremost on man, and man can only be built on morals.
As we commemorate November 16th, we are not merely commemorating a date, but the birth of a civilizational vision that Saadeh intended to create a human being capable of being the focus of the renaissance.
The philosophy of the Madrahiyya was not merely a theoretical principle, but a method of education and development that linked thought with action, awareness with responsibility, and will with the historical trajectory. Therefore, Saadeh said that his most important achievement after the doctrine was the institution. For thought without an institution withers, and an institution without a spirit becomes petrified. But when doctrine meets the institution and the responsible individual, a vibrant renaissance is born.
But today’s renaissance is threatened by “Canaanite sin”.
That sin has been repeated throughout history when the nation neglected itself, abandoned its mission, and allowed weakness to seep into its heart.
The Canaanite sin within the party is the laxity in protecting its unity and ideology, and the silence regarding the moral coup against the Renaissance.
It is a betrayal of the idea itself, even before it is a disagreement about individuals. Therefore, the anniversary of the founding is not an occasion for congratulations.
It is a day of great reckoning.
The day it was announced that the party would either return to being a party of faith and action, or it would cease to exist.
We were not divided to live as others do.
We swore to create a new life, based on liberty, duty, order, strength, morality, awareness, and responsibility.
We swore to be the foundation of the nation’s renaissance, not its shadow.
Let this commemoration be a declaration of action, not words:
A declaration to rebuild the party starting with the human being, with awareness, practice and responsibility.
A declaration of rejection of reductionism, rejection of weakness, and rejection of surrender.
Long live Syria, long live the Renaissance, and long live the thought that never dies as long as there are those in the nation who carry it, protect it, and act upon it.
