“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) Genevan philosopher
“Man is created free, and is free,
Though he be born in chains.”
Die Worte des Glaubens (The Word of the Faithful), st. 2 (1797)
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Though he be born in chains." by Friedrich Schiller?
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