Joseph de Maistre

"War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out."

"Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free."

"I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible."

"A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none."

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

"Every country has the government it deserves."