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Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about man from The Social Contract (1762) - Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

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Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Quotes from The Social Contract · Quotes about man · Quotes about freedom · Quotes about slavery · Quotes about chains

“ Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. ”

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Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

The Social Contract

Topic

man freedom slavery chains

Date

1762

Language

English

Reference

Of the Social Contract, or Principles of Political Law, Book I

Note

Translated by George Douglas Howard Cole

Weblink

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract/Book_I

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about man from The Social Contract (1762) - Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about man from The Social Contract (1762) - Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about man from The Social Contract (1762) - Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about man from The Social Contract (1762) - Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.