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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes: Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.
         

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.


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