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Emile, or On Education Quotes

One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time.[Il faut opter entre faire un homme ou un citoyen; car on ne peut faire à la fois l’un et l’autre.]

Source:(Basic Books, ed. 1979), Book I, Page 39
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  • Book: Emile, or On Education
  • Writer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1762
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