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Joseph de Maistre was a French philosopher known for his conservative political theories, which had a profound impact on 19th-century European political philosophy.

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Famous Joseph de Maistre Quotes

“[M]an cannot be wicked without being evil, nor evil without being degraded, nor degraded without being punished, nor punished without being guilty. In short … there is nothing so intrinsically plausible as the theory of original sin.”

God Religion Evil Sin Original Sin

Book:The Executioner

Source: The Executioner

“The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without end, without restraint, without respite until the consummation of the world, the extinction of evil, the death of death.”

World Life Ends Whole Earth Death Evil Sacrifice Blood Immense Restraint Extinction Living Things Altars Respite

Author:Joseph de Maistre

“We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place.”

Real Philosophy Evil House Modern Taught Taught Us Tainted Modern Philosophy

Book:The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and Enlightenment

Source: The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and Enlightenment

“If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil.”

Ifs Would Be Earth Evil Moral Moral Evil

Author:Joseph de Maistre

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1753
Died: February 26, 1821
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 54

Books & Sources

St Petersburg Dialogues: Or Conversations on the Temporal Government of ProvidenceRelated source material

The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and EnlightenmentRelated source material

The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion, and EnlightenmentRelated source material

Against Rousseau: On the State of Nature and On the Sovereignty of the PeopleRelated source material

The ExecutionerRelated source material

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