Never in a monarchy can the opulence of an individual put him above the prince; but, in a republic, it can easily put him above the laws. Then the go… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Never in a monarchy can the opulence of an individual put him above the prince; but, in a republic, it can easily put him above the laws. Then the government no longer has force, and the rich are always the true sovereign.
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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Citizen of Geneva
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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J. J. Rousseau
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Rousseau
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J.J. Rousseau
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JJ Rousseau
إني أتحمل بسهولة البلايا التي أصبت بها , لا تلك التي أخشى وقوعها , لأن مخيلتي المنفرة تنظمها وتبحثها وتزيدها , وأرتقاب البلايا يحز في نفسي أكثر من وقوعها
Cuando cada cual tiene su quehacer, nadie habla sino cuando tiene algo que decir; pero cuando no se hace nada, es forzoso estar hablando siempre; y he ahí la más incómoda y peligrosa de todas las sujeciones.
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Sometimes my reveries end in meditation, but more often my meditations end in reverie and during these wanderings, my soul roams and takes flight through the universe on the wings of the imagination and ecstasies that exceed all other pleasures.
