“ Continuing in the Headship of State the supreme power for dictating juridical norms of a general nature, in the terms of the Laws of 30th January, 1938, and 8th August, 1939, the organ created will signify, as well as being an effective instrument of collaboration in that function, a principle of self-limitation for a more systematic institution of authority.
On the lines of the National Movement, the Cortes, now in the process of formation, will signify the revival of a glorious Spanish tradition, both in its designation and in its composition and attributions. ”

“ The amendments introduced by the Organic Law of the State and by its additional dispositions serve to perfect and accentuate the representative character of the political system, which is the basic principle of the public institutions. So far as the Cortes is concerned, they have certain fundamental aims: introducing a new group of Deputies to represent the family, elected by the Heads of Families and married women, in keeping with the principle of equal political rights for women ”

“ Those persons who by virtue of their ecclesiastical, military or administrative status, or their service to the country, may be appointed by the Head of State, after approval by the Council of the Realm, up to a number not exceeding twenty-five.
II. All the Deputies of the Cortes represent the Spanish people, must serve the nation and the common good, and must not be bound by any imperative mandate. ”