To select these objects, to take care to present him constantly with those he may know, to conceal from him those he ought not to know, this is the r… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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To select these objects, to take care to present him constantly with those he may know, to conceal from him those he ought not to know, this is the real way of training his early memory; and in this way you must try to provide him with a storehouse of knowledge which will serve for his education in youth and his conduct throughout life. True, this method does not produce infant prodigies, nor will it reflect glory upon their tutors and governesses, but it produces men, strong, right-thinking men, vigorous both in mind and body, men who do not win admiration as children, but honour as men.

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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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"De eerste man die een stuk land omheinde zei "dit is van mij" en vond anderen naïef genoeg om hem te geloven. Deze man was de ware stichter van de burgermaatschappij. Van hoeveel oorlogen, misdaden en moorden, van hoeveel ellende en armoede zou men niet verlost gebleven zijn wanneer niet iemand de stokken uit de grond getrokken had, de kuilen gevuld had en naar zijn mannen geroepen had: pas op voor deze ellendeling; het zal je einde betekenen als je vergeet dat de vruchten van de aarde van ons allen zijn, en de aarde van niemand."

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Let us listen to the inner voice of feeling; what healthy mind can reject its evidence? I believe, therefore, that the world is governed by a wise and powerful will; I see it or rather I feel it, and it is a great thing to know this. I see God everywhere in his works; I feel him within myself. Again, I know that I am a free, active being. In vain do you argue this point with me; I feel it, and it is this feeling which speaks to me more forcibly than the reason which disputes it.

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