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Rousseau
““The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.”

**Jean-Jacques Rousseau** (1712–1778) was a philosopher, writer, educator, and political theorist. He was born on June 28, 1712, in Geneva. His father was a watchmaker, while his mother died nine days after his birth. Rousseau never attended school, ...

Rousseau