[M]an cannot be wicked without being evil, nor evil without being degraded, nor degraded without being punished, nor punished without being guilty. In short there is nothing so intrinsically plausible as the theory of original sin.
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Joseph de Maistre was a 18th-century savoyard political philosopher. Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre was a Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, and political philosopher. He is chiefly remembered as one of the intellectual forefathers of modern conservatism. Read more on Wikipedia →