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Childhood is reason’s sleep.
[L’enfance est le sommeil de la raison.]
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(Basic Books, ed. 1979), Book II, Page 107
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Book:
Emile, or On Education
Writer:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genre:
Philosophy
Published:
1762
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