April 10, 2010

#885

Those who remove man’s chains free only an animal.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 161

2 comments:

  1. The original Spanish is:

    Los que le quitan al hombre sus cadenas liberan sólo a un animal.

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  2. This is probably a reference to Rousseau's Social Contract, which begins with the line: "Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains."

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