The English people think they are free; they are greatly deceived; they are free only during the election of members of Parliament.
Jean-Jacques RousseauAbstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason.
Jean-Jacques RousseauI bold it impossible, that the great monarchies of Europe can subsist much longer; they all affect magnificence and splendor.
Jean-Jacques RousseauPeople in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau