It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil rights the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice alone that political leaders should speak when. they command.
Jean-Jacques RousseauFree people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Jean-Jacques RousseauOne may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau