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1414311 No.1414311 [Reply] [Original]

"Man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains."

Discuss.

>> No.1414324

agreed

end discussion

>> No.1414334

sensationalist bluster

>> No.1414338

disagreed

restart discussion

>> No.1414346

People give up their freedom at the earliest opportunity. No one really wants it.

>> No.1414350
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1414350

It seems we living the american dream
But the people highest up got the lowest self esteem
The prettiest people do the ugliest things
For the road to riches and diamond rings
We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us
We trying to buy back our 40 acres
And for that paper, look how low we a'stoop
Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coop

>> No.1414361

>>1414350


cool story, bro

>> No.1414413
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1414413

>>1414334
>Voltaire
>sensationalist

>> No.1414441

>>1414413

>Man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains
>Voltaire

>> No.1414473

Free has a positive connotation.

What a meaningless and irrelevant word.

>> No.1414478

>>1414350
beautiful

>> No.1414486

>>1414473


Isn't that the central irony, though? "Free" essentially means "primitive" in this context. And the "chains" are a good thing. At least, that's how I read it.

>> No.1414543

bumpers

>> No.1414855

>>1414413
>>1414441
It's a quote by Rousseau you morons! At least learn how to filename.jpg