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Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Political literature · Philosophical literature

Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

In the original French

L'homme est né libre et partout il est dans les fers.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1762
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Provenance
Current citation
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 1, ch. 1.
Original citation
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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