A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none. - Joseph de Maistre
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free. - Joseph de Maistre
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. - Joseph de Maistre
Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists. - Joseph de Maistre
It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them. - Joseph de Maistre