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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Man’s first law is to watch over his own preservation; his first care he owes to himself; and as soon as he reaches the age of reason, he becomes the only judge of the best means to preserve himself; he becomes his own master.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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