Faith is an adherence of the heart to eternal truth. - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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Faith is an adherence of the heart to eternal truth.

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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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.

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Alternative Names: Jacques-Benigne Bossuet • Eagle of Meaux

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[L]a felicité de l'homme consiste a vivre selon la raison.

Some always allege that excessive freedom ultimately destroys itself; while others fear on the contrary that authority, which by its nature always grows, will finally degenerate into tyranny.

[I]l n'y a rien de pire que l'anarchie, c'est-a-dire de vivre sans gouvernement et sans lois.

Faith is an adherence of the heart to eternal truth. - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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