To live is not to breathe; it is to act, it is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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To live is not to breathe; it is to act, it is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the sentiment of our existence. The man who has lived the most is not he who has counted the most years but he who has most felt life. Men have been buried at one hundred who died at their birth. They would have gained from dying young; at least they would have lived up to that time.

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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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To live is not to breathe but to act. It is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the sentiment of our existence. The man who has lived the most is not he who has counted the most years but he who has most felt life.

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To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence.

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No hay derecho a matar al enemigo sino en el caso de no poderle hacer esclavo. Luego, el derecho de hacerle esclavo no viene del derecho de matarle. Por lo tanto, es un cambio inicuo hacerle comprar a costa de su libertad una vida sobre la cual nadie tiene derecho.

İradesini gerçekleştiren tek insan, bunun için başkasının yardımına gereksinimi olmayan insandır: Buradan, tüm iyiliklerin en başta geleninin otorite değil, özgürlük olduğu sonucu çıkar. Gerçekten özgür olan insan yalnızca yapabileceğini ister ve hoşuna gideni yapar. İşte bu benim temel özdeyişim. Yeter ki bunu çocuklara uygulayalım, o zaman tüm eğitim kuralları bundan doğacaktır.

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La ambición de los poderosos aprovechó estas circunstancias para perpetuar sus cargos en sus familias; el pueblo, habituado ya a la dependencia, al reposo y a las comodidades de la vida, y lejos así mismo de estar en situación de poder romper sus cadenas, consintió en el aumento de su servidumbre como medio de asegurar su tranquilidad; y así es como los jefes, que llegaron a ser hereditarios, se acostumbraron a mirar su magistratura como un caudal de familia, a considerarse ellos mismos propietarios del Estado, del cual no eran, ciertamente, más que funcionarios; a llamar esclavos a sus conciudadanos; a contarlos, como a rebaños, entre el número de las cosas de su propiedad, y a llamarse a sí mismos iguales a los dioses y reyes de los reyes.

Si seguimos el progreso de la desigualdad en estas diferentes evoluciones, hallaremos que su primera causa fue la constitución de la ley y del derecho de propiedad; la institución de la magistratura, la segunda; y la tercera y última, el cambio de poder legítimo en poder arbitrario.

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