All ran to meet their chains thinking they secured their freedom, for although they had enough reason to feel the advantages of political establishme… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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All ran to meet their chains thinking they secured their freedom, for although they had enough reason to feel the advantages of political establishment, they did not have enough experience to foresee its dangers.

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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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Les Russes ne seront jamais vraiment policés, parce quʼils lʼont été trop tôt. Pierre avoit le génie imitatif; il nʼavoit pas le vrai génie, celui qui crée & fait tout de rien. ... Il a dʼabord voulu faire des Allemands, des Anglois, quand il faloit commencer par faire des Russes; il a empêché ses sujets de devenir jamais ce quʼils pourroient être, en leur persuadant quʼils étoient ce quʼils ne sont pas.

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I may be asked whether I am a prince or a legislator that I should be writing about politics. I answer no: and indeed that is my reason for doing so. If I were a prince or a legislator I should not waste my time saying what ought to be done; I should do it or keep silent.

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