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
believe likely longer people
Most people believe that the longer you let these things go, the more likely you are to have something go wrong.
nations people
Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow older.
people gunpowder lost
The strength of the people is effective only if it is concentrated; it evaporates and is lost when it is dispersed, just as gunpowder scattered on the ground ignites only grain by grain.
god people sane
If there wasn't a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane.
men people perfect
If there were a people consisting of gods, they would be governed democratically. So perfect a government is not suitable to men.
people doe deceived
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.
people soul spurs
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls.
people say-anything easy
Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like.
long people world
As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor.
people soul world
But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people...
law people citizens
The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power" when they compare it with others of its kind. Collectively they use the title "people," and they refer to one another individually as "citizens" when speaking of their participation in the authority of the sovereign, and as "subjects" when speaking of their subordination to the laws of the state.
people deceived
The people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived...
taken people silence
Universal silence must be taken to imply the consent of the people.
reading men people
Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger.