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Jean Jacques Rousseau
 French political philosopher

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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. | ” |
| “ | Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.
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| “ | He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance. | ” |
| “ | Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited. | ” |
| “ | To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature; to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts. | ” |
| “ | Your first appearance, he said to me, is the gauge by which you will be measured; try to manage that you may go beyond yourself in after times, but beware of ever doing less. | ” |
| “ | The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
Emile, 1762 | ” |
| “ | Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.
The Social Contract | ” |
| “ | The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.
The Social Contract, 1762 | ” |

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