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It was Rousseau who was largely responsible for the problem by giving currency to the idea that freedom can exist without responsibility and discipline.
Colin Wilson
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Colin Wilson
Age: 82 †
Born: 1931
Born: June 26
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Colin Henry Wilson
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