The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as the members are elected, the people is enslaved; it is nothing. In the brief moment of its freedom, the English people makes such a use of that freedom that it deserves to lose it.
Jean-Jacques RousseauAh, that is a perfume in which I delight; when they roast coffee near my house, I hasten to open the door to take in all the aroma.
Jean-Jacques RousseauVirtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau