Censorship is crucial for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.

Il suit de là que la censure peut être util pour conserver les moeurs, jamais pour les rétablir.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract

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Censorship Morality

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

The Social Contract

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1762 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Switzerland Europe

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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social; ou Principes du droit politique [The Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right]. 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "The Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings. Translated by Quintin Hoare. Edited by Christopher Bertram.Penguin, 2012, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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