Multiple choice

‘Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains’. Who said this?

  1. Rousseau

  2. Voltaire

  3. Emerson

  4. Karl Marx
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote this famous opening line in his 1762 work 'The Social Contract,' expressing his belief that humans are naturally free but become constrained by society and government. He argued for a social contract where people surrender some natural freedoms in exchange for civil liberty and protection.

Keep practicing — related questions