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Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher and writer, 1712–1778
Born in Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the major thinkers of the Enlightenment. The Social Contract (1762) grounds sovereignty in the general will; Emile deals with education; the Confessions opened the way to modern autobiography.
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.