Quotes by Maistre, Joseph De

There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections. >>

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for t >>

Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists. >>

Quotations about Despotism

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism -- >>

The real stumbling-block of totalitarian régimes is not the spiritual >>

The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His >>

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.

Maistre, Joseph De