Nothing on this earth is worth buying at the price of human blood.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUThose that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.
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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 may be no better, but at least I am different.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying ‘this is mine’, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
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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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Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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Every artists wants to be applauded
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We cannot teach children the danger of lying to men without feeling as men, the greater danger of lying to children.
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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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To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.
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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
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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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