Under bad governments, equality is only apparent and illusory: it serves to only keep the pauper in his poverty and the rich man in the position he h… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Under bad governments, equality is only apparent and illusory: it serves to only keep the pauper in his poverty and the rich man in the position he has usurped.

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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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Las instituciones sociales buenas, son las que mejor saben borrar la naturaleza del hombre, privarlo de su existencia absoluta, dándole una relativa y trasladan la personalidad a la común unidad; que de cada particular ya no se crea un entero, sino parte de la unidad y sensible únicamente en el todo.

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