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Quotation from A Discourse on Political Economy by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Make men, therefore, if you would command men”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (spoken by Rousseau)

A Discourse on Political Economy, First rule (conclusion), trans. G. D. H. Cole (1913)

Government that seeks only obedience will struggle to be obeyed; rulers must form citizens who love the laws.

Citation: "Make men, therefore, if you would command men" — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse on Political Economy, First rule (conclusion), trans. G. D. H. Cole (1913). (id rousseau-discourse-on-political-economy-q4)

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