In respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUIf we assume man has been corrupted by an artificial civilization, what is the natural state? the state of nature from which he has been removed? imagine, wandering up and down the forest without industry, without speech, and without home.
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To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.
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My birth was my first misfortune.
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One does not drink. One gives a kiss to his glass, and the wine returns a caress to you.
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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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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.
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To do is to be.
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My love for imaginary objects and my facility in lending myself to them ended by disillusioning me with everything around me, and determined that love of solitude which I have retained ever since that time.
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If we assume man has been corrupted by an artificial civilization, what is the natural state? the state of nature from which he has been removed? imagine, wandering up and down the forest without industry, without speech, and without home.
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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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Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
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Trust your heart rather than your head.
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Happiness requires three things, a good bank account, a good cook, and good digestion.
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Every artists wants to be applauded
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If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.
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