Political literature · Philosophical literatureMan is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.Jean-Jacques Rousseau1762★ 9.4
Political literature · Philosophical literatureThe body politic, like the human body, begins to die from its birth, and bears in itself the cause of its destruction.Jean-Jacques RousseauThe Social Contract · 1762★ 6.4
Political literatureThe first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said, "This is mine," and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society.Jean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on Inequality · 1755★ 6.1
Political literature · Philosophical literatureCensorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.Jean-Jacques RousseauThe Social Contract · 1762★ 5.5