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Se parte de la idea de que existen dos tipos de intelectuales: aquellos volcados en el debate público y los que, en general, lo rehuyen. Pidal pertenece a este segundo tipo. A pesar de sus escasas apariciones públicas, ejerció una influencia enorme en el debate público español. En este artículo se repasa sus escasas intervenciones públicas en el período 1902-1932, para concluir que en todas las ocasiones en las que intervino, sus opiniones marcaron el curso del debate hasta la actualidad.
Abstract
There are two different kinds of intellectuals: those who conti-nuously write in mass media and those who correspond only with colleagues. Menéndez Pidal belongs to the second group. Despite his few journal articles and public speeches, he deeply influenced public debate in Spain. This essay is the summary of his few public contributions during the years 1902-1932, and it is concluded that, in spite of his brief interventions, his opinions set the course of public debate up to today.