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My birth was my first misfortune.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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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God Himself Myself Religious Spiritual
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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There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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I feel an indescribable ecstasy and delirium in melting, as it were, into the system of being, in identifying myself with the whole of nature..
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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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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
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Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.
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What good is it looking for our happiness in the opinion of others if we can find it in ourselves?
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Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up!
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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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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Book Hate Myself Teaching
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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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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Born Freedom Man Philosophy
From this it follows that, the larger the State, the less the liberty.
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Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it.
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