Rousseau

Famous quotes containing the word rousseau:

    The first man, who after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, this is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
    —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

    We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.
    —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

    I only see clearly what I remember.
    —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)