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Quotation from Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“the savage lives within himself, whereas the citizen, constantly beside himself, knows only how to live in the opinion of others”
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Second Part, conclusion, trans. Anonymous (Harvard Classics, 1910)
Rousseau's final contrast between natural and social man, tracing inequality to the desire for esteem.
Citation: "the savage lives within himself, whereas the citizen, constantly beside himself, knows only how to live in the opinion of others" — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Second Part, conclusion, trans. Anonymous (Harvard Classics, 1910). (id rousseau-discourse-on-inequality-q7)
Portrait: Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain.
