One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater s…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. ✨ Jean-Jacques Rousseau, G. D. H. Cole (2003). On the Social Contract, p.1, Courier Corporation
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