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LEMAITRE'S TRY AT ROUSSEAU MYSTERY; Academican's Study of the Be wildering Personality of Author of "Le Contrat Social." Gossip About Various Authors.

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Quote of the day by Swiss philosopher Rousseau: ‘To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish…’

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Swiss philosopher, explored how society binds individuals. His famous work, The Social Contract, ...