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.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUTo do is to be.
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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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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Every artists wants to be applauded
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Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
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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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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Nothing on this earth is worth buying at the price of human blood.
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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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He who pretends to look on death without fear lies. All men are afraid of dying, this is the great law of sentient beings, without which the entire human species would soon be destroyed.
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Trust your heart rather than your head.
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To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
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What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?
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It is pity in which the state of nature takes the place of laws, morals and virtues, with the added advantage that no one there is tempted to disobey its gentle voice.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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My birth was my first misfortune.
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