If then the people promises simply to obey, by that very act it dissolves itself and loses what makes it a people; the moment a master exists, there … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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If then the people promises simply to obey, by that very act it dissolves itself and loses what makes it a people; the moment a master exists, there is no longer a Sovereign, and from that moment the body politic has ceased to exist.

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About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a major French-speaking Genevan philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism.

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Alternative Names: Citizen of Geneva Jean Jacques Rousseau J. J. Rousseau Rousseau J.J. Rousseau JJ Rousseau
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

فكيف كان يتسنّى لي - و أنا في عنفوان الشباب - أن أشعر بشوقٍ قليل إلى المتعة الأولى؟... و كيف قدر لي أن أرقب ساعة القرب بألم أكثر مني بابتهاج؟... كيف حدث أنني شعرت بنفور و خوف تقريبًا، بدلا من أن أشعر بالمباهج التي كانت خليقة بأن تسكرني؟

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Genel olarak, bir toprak parçası üzerinde ilk oturma hakkı tanımak için aşağıdaki koşulların bulunması gerekir: Önce, bu toprakta o zamana kadar kimsenin oturmamış olması, sonra bir kimsenin yalnız geçimine yetecek kadar yer tutmuş olması; son olarak da bu toprağın boş bir törenle değil, (yasal kanıt bulunmadığı zaman başkasının saymak zorunda olduğu tek sahiplik belirtisi olan) çalışma ve ekip biçmeyle elde tutulmuş olması gerekir.

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