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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Quote of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Peoples once accustomed to masters are...


Biography - Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.
Born: 1712 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
Switzerland

Peoples once accustomed to masters are not in a condition to do without them.


Note 

Note




Source: Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men

Wikisource - Rousseau - Collection complète des œuvres (fr) 




Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Les peuples une fois accoutumés à des maîtres ne sont plus en état de s'en passer.

German
Sind die Völker erst einmal an Herren gewöhnt, so können sie sie nicht mehr entbehren.




See also 

See also...



“But he has nothing on at all,” said a little child at last.




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It is in man's heart that the life of nature's spectacle exists; to see it, one must feel it.





There is no happiness without courage, nor virtue without struggle.





Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.












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