Jean-Jacques Rousseau — "The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of sayin…"

The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine', and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Early Modern · Social contract theory

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From 'Discourse on the Origin of Inequality'

Date: 1754

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