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The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, "This is mine," and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, "This is mine," and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
Approximate author period: c. 1745 AD · early modern
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- Jean Jacques Rousseau
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- Approximate author period: c. 1745 AD · early modern
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