Jean-Jacques Rousseau (c. 1712-1778)
“Free peoples, be mindful of this maxim: ‘Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.'”
- From Book II (chapter 8) in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The quoted edition was translated and published by the Great Books Foundation (Chicago, Illinois, 1948).












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