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| JEAN JAQUES ROUSSEAU |
| (1712-1778) |
| As soon as any man says of the affairs of the state, What does it matter to me? the state may be given up as lost. Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow's dark array,-- Days of absence, I am weary: She I love is far away. [Day of Absence] Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of the government. I am different from all the men I have seen. And if I am not better, at least I am different. Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. |
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