The artificial education of the rich never fails to make them politely imperious, by teaching them the words to use so that no one will dare to resist them.
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, or On Education (1762). copy citation

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Author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source Emile, or On Education
Topic education words
Date 1762
Language English
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Note Translated by Barbara Foxley
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“Be chary of refusing, but, having refused, do not change your mind. Above all, beware of teaching the child empty phrases of politeness, which serve as spells to subdue those around him to his will, and to get him what he wants at once. The artificial education of the rich never fails to make them politely imperious, by teaching them the words to use so that no one will dare to resist them. Their children have neither the tone nor the manner of suppliants; they are as haughty or even more haughty in their entreaties than in their commands, as though they were more certain to be obeyed.” source