Thus the whole education of women ought to be relative to men. To please them, to be useful to them, to make themselves loved and honored by them, to… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Thus the whole education of women ought to be relative to men. To please them, to be useful to them, to make themselves loved and honored by them, to educate them when young, to care for them when grown, to council them, to console them, and to make life agreeable and sweet to them — these are the duties of women at all times, and should be taught them from their infancy.

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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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One does not drink. One gives a kiss to his glass, and the wine returns a caress to you.

Si, cuando el pueblo, suficientemente informado, delibera, no tuvieran los ciudadanos ninguna comunicación entre ellos, el gran número de pequeñas diferencias resultaría siempre la voluntad general, y la deliberación sería siempre buena. Pero cuando se forman facciones, asociaciones parciales a expensas de la grande, la voluntad de cada una de esas asociaciones resulta general en relación a sus miembros, y particular en relación al Estado. Entonces puede decirse que no hay tantos votantes como hombres, sino solamente tantos como asociaciones. Las diferencias se hacen menos numerosas y dan un resultado menos general. En fin, cuando una de estas asociaciones es tan grande que domina a todas las demás, ya no tenemos como resultado una suma de pequeñas diferencias, sino una diferencia única; entonces ya no hay voluntad general, y la opinión que prevalece no es más que una opinión particular.

De modo que, para tener el verdadero enunciado de la voluntad general, importa que no haya sociedad particular dentro del Estado, y que cada ciudadano opine por si mismo.

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But if the abberations of foolish youth made me forget suc wise lessons for a time,I have the happiness to sense at last that whatever the inclination one may have toward vice,it is difficult for an education in which the heart is involved to remain forever lost.

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