I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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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Das Glück der Menschen ist also hienieden nur ein negativer Zustand; es lässt sich nur nach der geringeren Anzahl der Übel ermessen, unter denen wir leiden.

İnsanları daha iyi tanımak, beni içine düşürdükleri acıları daha iyi duymaya yaradı; üstelik kurdukları tuzakları birer birer gördüğüm halde, düşmeme engel olamadı.

vivía en tan grato sosiego distribuyendo el tiempo entre mi trabajo, mi instrucción y mis placeres,