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 ROUSSEAUIn any real democracy, magistracy isn’t a benefit—it’s a burdensome responsibility that can’t fairly be imposed on one individual rather than another.
More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
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Every artists wants to be applauded
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Alas, it is when we are beginning to leave this mortal body that it most offends us!
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From this it follows that, the larger the State, the less the liberty.
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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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To do is to be.
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Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up!
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Happiness requires three things, a good bank account, a good cook, and good digestion.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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In any real democracy, magistracy isn’t a benefit—it’s a burdensome responsibility that can’t fairly be imposed on one individual rather than another.
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Man’s first law is to watch over his own preservation; his first care he owes to himself; and as soon as he reaches the age of reason, he becomes the only judge of the best means to preserve himself; he becomes his own master.
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Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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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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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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