Reading this while on holiday in Cambodia.
#thesocialcontract #jean-jacquerousseau
so-so"Man was born free. And he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they."
The undertakings which bind us to the social body are obligatory only because they are mutual; and their nature is such that in fulfilling them we cannot work for others without working for ourselves.
War then is a relation, not between man and man, but between State and State, and individuals are enemies only accidentally, not as men, nor even as citizens, but as soldiers... while they are bearing arms; but as soon as they lay them down and surrender, they cease to be enemies or instruments of the enemy, and become once more merely men, whose life no one has any right to take.
Can you imagine your local library or school losing their entire collection? That's exactly what's happened in Texas. Sending a few copies of my favorite book to school libraries. You can help, send a donation to Texas Library Association at TXLA.org...
L‘homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers. Tel se croit le maître des autres, qui ne laisse pas d‘être plus esclave qu‘eux.
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