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He thinks like a philosopher, but governs like a king.
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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All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
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I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator. I want to set before my fellow human beings a man in every way true to nature and that man will be myself.
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Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.
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