Portrait of Sir Robert Filmer

Quotes by Sir Robert Filmer

1588 – 1653

Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was a strong advocate of the theory of the divine right of kings in the 17th century. His book Patriarcha provoked John Locke into penning a critique.

Titles

The State

Robert Filmer thought that the idea of the “consent of the governed” would inevitably lead to anarchy (1680)

Sir Robert Filmer