Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery."
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (UK: /ˈruːsoʊ/, US: /ruːˈsoʊ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced...