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Jean-Jacques Rousseau quotes about nature

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“The passage from the state of nature to the civil state produces a very remarkable change in man, by substituting justice for instinct in his conduct, and giving his actions the morality they had formerly lacked.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract
“There are two kinds of dependence: dependence on things, which is the work of nature; and dependence on men, which is the work of society.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, or On Education

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The Social Contract (28)
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