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Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre - Biographic article from the 1911 edition, summarizing his chief arguments for authority and against Gallicanism.
CyberNation Quotations: Joseph de Maistre - Small collection of uncited quotes on human nature.
Modern History Sourcebook: Divine Origins of Constitutions - Excerpt from de Maistre's 1810 work on the source of authority for constitutional governments.
Joseph Maistre - A repository of electronic texts by and about the Counter-Enlightenment theorist and writer by Richard Lebrun at the University of Manitoba. Also includes a brief biography, bibliography, and links to related sites.

Joseph de Maistre - Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre (April 1, 1753- February 26, 1821) was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, writer, and philosopher. He was one of the most influential spokesmen for a counter-revolutionary and authoritarian conservatism in the period immediately following the French Revolution of 1789.