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- The problem is to find a form of association which will defend and protect with the whole common force the person and goods of each… All
- Liberty is not to be found in any form of government; she is in the heart of the free man; he bears her with him… Any
- Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity. Cured
- Luxury either comes of riches or makes them necessary; it corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness. Corrupts
- The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions. Absolute
- But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people... Barriers
- He certainly deserved the name better than those who had assumed it. Assumed
- Too much apparatus, designed to guide us in experiments and to supplement the exactness of our senses, makes us neglect to use those senses...The more… Apparatus
- Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered. Gained
- Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity. Dignity
- War then, is a relation - not between man and man but between state and state and individuals are enemies only accidentally not as men,… Accidentally
- Let it not, therefore, be said that the Sovereign is not subject to the laws of his State; since the contrary is a true proposition… Always Defended
- He thinks like a philosopher, but governs like a king. Governs
- I also realized that the philosophers, far from ridding me of my vain doubts, only multiplied the doubts that tormented me and failed to remove… Another Guide
- Reason deceives us; conscience, never. Conscience
- The French, for example, are a contemptible nation. Contemptible
- It has always pleased me to read while eating if I have no companion; it gives me the society I lack. I devour alternately a… Alternately
- If there wasn't a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane. God
- There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good. Doer
- Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because… Base
- Posterity is always just. Inspirational
- Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once. Acquired
- God is intelligent; but in what manner? Man is intelligent by the act of reasoning, but the supreme intelligence lies under no necessity to reason.… Act
- Men and women are made for each other, but their mutual dependence differs in degrees; man is dependent on woman through his desires; woman is… Aid
- The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you. Enslaves
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