The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Social Contract (1762); source text line 1825; English translation: G. D. H. Cole
- The Social Contract (1762); source text line 1825
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