...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to bu…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself. ✨ Jean-Jacques Rousseau, G. D. H. Cole (2003). On the Social Contract, p.34, Courier Corporation
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...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself. ✨ Jean-Jacques Rousseau, G. D. H. Cole (2003). On the Social Contract, p.34, Courier Corporation

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