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In The Social Contract, Rousseau argued that the people (not a monarchy) should pass laws.Rousseau = influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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Again I read Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Godwin, Wollstonecraft and Mill.† (source)Rousseau = Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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Chiming in from the mid-eighteenth century, Jean Jacques Rousseau would inform Messrs. Locke and Hobbes that the forty-six guests—freed at long last from the tyranny of social conventions—would shove the tables aside, gather the fruits of the earth in hand, and share them freely in a state of natural bliss!† (source)
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Washcloths, broth, now and then a page from Pasteur or Rousseau.† (source)
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From William Blake to Lady Gaga, from Rousseau to Rumi to Tosca to Mister Rogers, it's a curiously uniform message, accepted from high to low: when in doubt, what to do?† (source)
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His books stood neatly along the glassed-in shelves of four vaultlike oak bookcases: the collected Shakespeare, Jefferson's essays, Thoreau, Paine, Rousseau, Crevecoeur, Locke, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Dickens, Tolstoy.† (source)
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— Rousseau The rest of the site was an alphabetized listing of all the different myths of vampires held throughout the world.† (source)Rousseau = Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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Temple, after a few moments, sidled across to Stephen and said: —Excuse me, I wanted to ask you, do you believe that Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a sincere man?† (source)Jean-Jacques Rousseau = influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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The important names are Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau, but there were many, many others.† (source)Rousseau = Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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Or chance decreed that Marius should traverse Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau between Enjolras and Courfeyrac.† (source)Jean-Jacques Rousseau = influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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She argued that she was more connected to God reading her Rousseau than when she was at mass listening to Padre Ignacio intoning the Nicene Creed.† (source)Rousseau = Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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This is the Rue Platriere, now called Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, on account of a singular household which lived in it sixty years ago.† (source)Jean-Jacques Rousseau = influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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Rousseau, Marie Curie, Louis Braille, Victor Hugo—† (source)Rousseau = Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- influential French philosopher and writer who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society (1712-1778)
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—Jean Jacques Rousseau As Mack neared the cabin he could smell scones or muffins or something wonderful.† (source)
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"There is no doubt that people are in the long run what the government make out of them ...," Adams read in Rousseau.† (source)
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Voltaire, Rousseau, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Ibsen!† (source)
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Rousseau asked me to make sure you arrived safely. (source)Rousseau = a character in the story
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And Paul Rousseau was their undisputed leader and lodestar. (source)
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In practice, however, Rousseau reported over Jacquard's head to the chief. (source)
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"How much does he have on her?" asked Rousseau, still staring into the eyes of the woman. (source)Rousseau = a character in the story
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Therefore, Paul Rousseau was a pleasant surprise. (source)
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Rousseau agreed to lay down his pen and return to the fight, but only on one condition. (source)
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Rousseau permitted himself a brief smile at the expense of his rival. (source)
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Rousseau caught the door before it could close and led Gabriel into the half-light of the foyer. (source)
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Rousseau gathered up the three photographs and returned them to his deputy. (source)
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And there were some who spied because Rousseau and his operatives had given them no other choice. (source)
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Possible, thought Rousseau, but highly unlikely. (source)
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And it was the head of this man that Paul Rousseau would deliver to his chief. (source)
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"It's in the room at the end of the hall," said Rousseau. (source)
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