"The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying <i>This is mine</i>, and found people simple enough to believe him… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows, "Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody.

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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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"Eğitme yeteneği öğrencinin eğitimden hoşlanmasını sağlamakta toplanır. Oysa hoşlanması için, zihninin söyleyeceğiniz her şeye karşı pasif kalıp da sizi anlamak için kesinlikle hiçbir şey yapamayacak durumda olmaması gerekir. Öğretmenin özsaygısının onun özsaygısı üzerinde her zaman bir etkisi omalıdır. Kendi kendine şöyle diyebilmelidir: "Anlıyorum, seziyorum, davranıyorum, kendi kendimi yetiştiriyorum.

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