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'Man is born free, yet everywhere he in chains.' The famous opening of Rousseau's On the Social Contract has resonated across the centuries. In his seminal work, Rousseau argues that all government is fundamentally flawed, and that modern society is based on a system that fosters inequality and serv...
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3h 57m
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180 WPM
2h 51m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 2m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 42,625 wordsπ
6 days at 30 min/day
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