"Then, turning toward me, he said to me, "My child, in almo… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Then, turning toward me, he said to me, "My child, in almost everything the beginnings are rough; however yours will not be very much so. Be prudent, and seek to please everyone here; at present this is your sole business. For the rest, have courage; we want to take care of you.

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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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