Felicite de Lamennais Quotes on Politics
Hugues-Felicite Robert de Lamennais was a French Catholic priest, philosopher, and journalist who moved across his career from ardent ultramontane defense of the Church to a radical Catholic liberalism and finally to a religious socialism that placed him among the foremost European democrats of his generation. This page collects quotes attributed to Felicite de Lamennais on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Felicite de Lamennais:
“God and freedom: these alone are worth the struggle of nations.”
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Attributed to Felicite de Lamennais:
“The Church must walk with the people, not behind kings.”
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Attributed to Felicite de Lamennais:
“Universal suffrage is the political form of the Christian gospel.”
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Attributed to Felicite de Lamennais:
“Tyranny is the older brother of indifference.”