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Accent is the soul of language it gives to it both feeling and truth.
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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J. J. Rousseau
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John James Rousseau
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Juan Jacobo Rousseau
Jan Jakub Rouseau
Gian Giacomo Rousseau
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