Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium.*

[psychoku]

I came across this awesome quote while reading an abridged version of Rousseau's "On The Social Contract

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And yet more!

[psychoku]

"Political sermonisers may tell kings that, the people's strength being their own, their first interest is the people's welfare, they well know that this is untrue. Their first interest is that the people should be weak, wretched, and powerless, as Machiavelli has clearly shown. His Prince is the book of Republicans."

Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium

[anonymous]

Or as Valentine Michael Smith said: Thou art God!

[anonymous]

I dont know how you translate "Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium" but I have my own.

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[anonymous]

You miss the point. Rousseau was a proponent of republican government, and wrote that bit because a perfect democracy can never exist. There will always be dissent.

wrong

[anonymous]

Thats not the translation thats just the next sentence in the book

The translation is "I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery"

Re: wrong

[anonymous]

or "I choose dangerous freedom above safe slavery "