Quotes by François Guizot
1787 – 1874
Guizot was a member of the French liberal group known as the “Doctrinaires” during the Restoration. He taught history, was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, and served as Minister of the Interior, then Education, and Foreign Affairs. After the fall of the July Monarchy he returned to his academic post.
Liberty
Guizot on man’s unquenchable desire for liberty and free political institutions (1820-22)
Liberty
Guizot on how intellectual and political diversity and competition created a unique European civilization (1828)
The State
Guizot on the legitimacy of state power and its limits (1851)
Politics & Liberty
Guizot on liberty and reason (1851)