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Figure · 1753–1821
Joseph de Maistre
Philosopher
Savoyard philosopher, theorist of the counter-revolution and of the alliance of throne and altar.
«Order and authority come from tradition and faith, not from abstract reason.»
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In short
On the traditional scale, Joseph de Maistre sits in the far right camp. The clearest positions are on state: strongly towards “authority”; society: strongly towards “tradition”; religion: strongly towards “religion”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”. On economy and environment it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is absolute monarchism (99%).
Position on the 13 axes
Joseph de MaistreYou
EconomyEqualityMarket
StateLibertyAuthority
SocietyProgressTradition
SovereigntyIntegrationSovereignty
ReligionSecularismReligion
EnvironmentEcologyGrowth
TechnologyCautionAcceleration
Foreign policyPacifismInterventionism
JusticeRehabilitationTough on crime
DemocracyDirect democracyTechnocracy
MethodReformRupture
DevolutionCentralismFederalism
ImmigrationOpennessControl
Closest ideologies
Absolute monarchismThe Divine-Right Sovereign99%TraditionalismThe Temple Guardian98%Christian conservatismThe Pilgrim92%Closest parties in Europe
Staatkundig Gereformeerde PartijNetherlands91%
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutieSlovakia83%
CDS – Partido PopularPortugal83%
Elliniki LysiGreece82%Similar figures
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