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“Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.”

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Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was a French dramatist known for his significant contributions to the development of French tragedy. Born on April 6, 1671, and died on March 17, 1741, Rousseau's plays were celebrated for their emotional depth and philosophical themes. more

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“As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall.”

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“If you have but a single ruler, you lie at the discretion of a master who has no reason to love you: and if you have several, you must bear at once their tyranny and their divisions.”

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“The vine that has been made to bear fruit in the spring, withers and dies before autumn.”

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“Coercion created slavery, the cowardice of the slaves perpetuated it.”

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“Each State can have for enemies only other States, and not men; for between things disparate in nature there can be no real relation.”

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“What man loses by the social contract is his natural liberty and an unlimited right to everything he tries to get and succeeds in getting; what he gains is civil liberty and the proprietorship of all he possesses.”

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“Truth is no road to fortune.”

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“Astronomy was born of superstition; eloquence of ambition, hatred, falsehood, and flattery; geometry of avarice; physics of an idle curiosity; and even moral philosophy of human pride. Thus the arts and sciences owe their birth to our vices.”

“Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it.”

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