Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes on Freedom
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose work profoundly influenced political theory, education, literature, and the French Revolution. This page collects quotes attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
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Attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
“I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.”
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Attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
“To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.”
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Attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
“Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.”