He who wills the end, wills the means also, and the means must involve some risks, and even some losses. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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He who wills the end, wills the means also, and the means must involve some risks, and even some losses.

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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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