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The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right Quotes

As to wealth, no citizen should be rich enough to be able to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.[Quant à la richesse, que nul citoyen ne soit assez opulent pour en pouvoir acheter un autre, et nul assez pauvre pour être contraint de se vendre.]

Source:Book II. Chapter XI. The Different Systems of Legislation
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  • Book: The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right
  • Writer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1762
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