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"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains." 

- J.J. Rousseau

This very bold statement is the opening to Rousseau's The Social Contract. This quote however is a very good representation of Rousseau's ideology. Rousseau was especially fixated on freedom and the protection of the mandatory liberty which belongs to every single individual. This further expands on his idea of the corruption of society. 

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