# Joseph de Maistre — The Kingdom of God Is Within You character guide

> Joseph de Maistre in The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Maistre

**First appearance:** 0009-vii

## Who they are

Catholic philosopher whose defense of state violence is critiqued by Tolstoy.

## Relationships

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_rivalry_

Joseph de Maistre’s authoritarian and pro-monarchy views stand in opposition to the anarchist and pacifist interpretation of Jesus Christ in the book.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/chapters/vi)

Cited as a thinker who asserts war as a divine law, used by Vogüé to justify the necessity of war.

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