Rousseau taught that men were not created free and equal. To substantiate his daring beliefs he traced man's history back to his primitive beginnings. For his teachings, Rousseau was forced to seek refuge in England. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
Jean Jacques Rousseau arrived in England, Jan. 13, 1766.
Introductory Note: Tacitus
Germany, by Tacitus
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species (Ch. III), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of King Lear (Act IV, Scene 6-7), by William Shakespeare
Introductory Note: Immanuel Kant
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (Sec. I), by Immanuel Kant
Introductory Note: Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introduction to the History of English Literature, by Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introductory Note: Lord Byron
Poems, by Lord Byron
Introductory Note: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Concord Hymn, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Introductory Note: Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote (Vol. 1, Part 1, Ch. 1-2), by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 8), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Inferno VIII-IX), by Dante Alighieri
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