Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Astronomy was born of superstition; eloquence of ambition, hatred, falsehood, and flattery; — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
The vine that has been made to bear fruit in the spring, withers and dies before autumn. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
The right of conquest has no foundation other than the right of the strongest. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
