MAN is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.
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Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.
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MAN is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.
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Nothing on this earth is worth buying at the price of human blood.
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The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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Every artists wants to be applauded
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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.
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Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.
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The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.
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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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It is a great evil for a Chief of a nation to be born the enemy of the freedom whose defender he should be.
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In respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.
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Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it.
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Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man
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Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up!
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However great a man’s natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
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