Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseauwas a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 June 1712
CityGeneva, Switzerland
CountryFrance
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There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.
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Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived, and on such occasions only does it seem to will what is bad.
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Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
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As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State "What does it matter to me?" the State may be given up for lost.
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One may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly?
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I have never believed that man's freedom consisted in doing what he wants, but rather in never doing what he does not want to do.
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The strongest is never strong enough always to be master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty
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Endurance and to be able to endure is the first lesson a child should learn because it's the one they will most need to know.
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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to save it.
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Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body
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Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
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Most people believe that the longer you let these things go, the more likely you are to have something go wrong.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.
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The person who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.