Multiple choice

“Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains”, was said by

  1. Thomas Hardy

  2. Shakespeare

  3. Jean Jacques Rousseau

  4. Wordsworth
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Jean Jacques Rousseau, the French philosopher, wrote this famous line in his 1762 work 'The Social Contract'. The quote expresses his political philosophy about individual freedom and social constraints. Rousseau was a key Enlightenment thinker who influenced the French Revolution.

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