We are tainted by modern ph... by Joseph de Maistre, a French Diplomat

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“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.”

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Joseph de Maistre

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Name: Joseph de Maistre

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Apr 1, 1753

Date of Death: Feb 26, 1821

Profession: Diplomat

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Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.

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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.

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

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Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.

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There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire beneath a fortress, that fortress would explode.

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