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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

“What a miserable world!--trouble if we love, and trouble if we do not love.”

Ifs World Love Trouble Miserable

Author:Joseph de Maistre

“All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.”

Love Pain Justice Punishment

Book:St Petersburg Dialogues: Or Conversations on the Temporal Government of Providence

Source: St Petersburg Dialogues: Or Conversations on the Temporal Government of Providence

“Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.”

People Men Love Desire Power Ought Complaining Despotism Insatiable Infantile

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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