Originally posted by aspviper666Strictly speaking, men are born organically chained to their mothers via an umbilical cord. But I guess Rousseau never served as a midwife.
you are as happy as you want to be
sad as you want to be
and free as you want to be
so the original quote
"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains." (Rousseau 1762 The Social Contract)
the chains are totally self inflicted and put on at you own requests
cheers
art
Originally posted by PawnokeyholeI'm sure Marx would disagree, as Rousseau was one of the midwives of the boucing baby called 'socialism'
Strictly speaking, men are born organically chained to their mothers via an umbilical cord. But I guess Rousseau never served as a midwife.