When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.
Jean-Jacques RousseauUsurpers always bring about or select troublous times to get passed, under cover of the public terror, destructive laws, which the people would never adopt in cold blood. The moment chosen is one of the surest means of distinguishing the work of the legislator from that of the tyrant.
Jean-Jacques RousseauNothing is less in our power than the heart, and far from commanding we are forced to obey it.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau