There is nothing worse than anarchy, that is to say living without government and without laws.
• Ch. I, § xiii, p. 63
• Ch. I, § xiii, p. 63
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[I]l n'y a rien de pire que l'anarchie, c'est-a-dire de vivre sans gouvernement et sans lois.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
What It Means
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• Ch. I, § xiii, p. 63" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet" (Quotes, Treatise on the Knowledge of God and of One's Self (1677): Traité de la connaissance de Dieu et de soi-même (1677), in Œvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XXIII, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1864))
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About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
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