“There must always be a period of libertinage in life either in one state or another. It is an evil leaven which sooner or later ferments.”
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought.
culture · Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778) · philosopher · classical composer · musicologist · novelist · autobiographer · pedagogue · naturalist · playwright · encyclopédistes · correspondent · also Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva, Rousseau
Born 28 June 1712 · Died 2 July 1778 · Q6527
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“there is no original perversity in the human heart.”
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“A Genevan watchmaker is a man who can be introduced anywhere; a Parisian watchmaker is only fit to talk about watches”
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Constitution - Rousseau, General Will, Social Contract
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Buffalo Bills: Greg Rousseau On Practicing In The New Stadium
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ewtn.com: Saints Vs. Scoundrels - Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs St. Augustine of Hippo, Pt. 2
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Actu.fr: Dans le Val-d'Oise, le musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau accueille deux expositions inédites
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PFF: Greg Rousseau | Buffalo Bills ED | NFL and PFF stats
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Legacy obituary: Arthur L. Rousseau Obituary (2026) - Langhorne, PA - Molden Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service
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MutualArt.com: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Le Parisien: Jean-Jacques Rousseau est mort en 1778 dans sa maison d'Ermenonville
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UNHCR: The relevance of Jean-Jacques Rousseau 300 years after his birth
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“The Death of Utopia Reconsidered”
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Irving Babbitt, founder of a movement called the "New Humanism", wrote a critique of what he called "sentimental humanitarianism", for which he blamed Rousseau
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In his famous speech "On Ancient and Modern Liberty", the political philosopher Benjamin Constant, a proponent of constitutional monarchy and representative democracy, criticized Rousseau, or rather his more radical foll
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Died 1778-07-02.
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“I shall need only myself to be happy.”
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“All that time is lost which might be better employed.”
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“The supreme enjoyment is in satisfaction with oneself ; it is in order to deserve this satisfaction that we are placed on earth and endowed with freedom.”
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“A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.”
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“An honest man nearly always thinks justly.”
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Born 1712-06-28.
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