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The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right Quotes

Men always desire their own good, but do not always discern it.[On veut toujours son bien, mais on ne le voit pas toujours.]

Source:(Wordsworth Editions Ltd., ed. 1998), Book II, Chapter 3. Wheather the General Will Can Err, Page 29
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right Quotes)
  • Book: The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right
  • Writer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1762
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