The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Abstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for the hour of pleasure — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action — Jean-Jacques Rousseau