“Usurpers always bring about or select troublous times to get passed, under cover of the public terror, destructive laws, which the people would never adopt in cold blood. The moment chosen is one of the surest means of distinguishing the work of the legislator from that of the tyrant.”
This influential work delves into the philosophical underpinnings of political authority and governance, examining the relationship between individuals and the state through the lens of a hypothetical social contract. more
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher, writer, and composer, considered one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent literature, political, and social theories. more
“There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?”
“A feeble body weakens the mind.”
“Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.”
“One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.”
“The visible order of the universe proclaims a supreme intelligence.”
“I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.”