“The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms his strength into right and obedience into duty.”
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“Le plus fort n'est jamais assez fort pour être toujours le maitre, s'il ne transforme sa force en droit & l'obéïssance en devoir.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Du contrat social (Le contrat social)
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- APAJean-Jacques Rousseau. (n.d.). Du contrat social (Le contrat social). Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/en/works/jean-jacques-rousseau/du-contrat-social-le-contrat-social
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