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We do not know what really good or bad fortune is.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Age: 66 †
Born: 1712
Born: June 28
Died: 1778
Died: July 2
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The people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived.
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The English people think they are free they are greatly deceived they are free only during the election of members of Parliament.
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