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The Social Contract
Essay · 1762
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Essay 1762

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau1762
Director
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Year
1762
Region
France
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Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. The philosophical foundation of modern democracy.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 — The Social Contract

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. The philosophical foundation of modern democracy.

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Restates modernity in a sharper essay register.
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Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. The philosophical foundation of modern democracy.
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