TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM
(With such a name, there is no need for eulogy)
This was inscribed on X' tomb.
X was an honourable man and a good citizen; but, attached to the house of Y, he was forced, during the oppression of his country, to conceal his love for liberty. The court of Rome strictly prohibited his book, I certainly believe, for it is that court which he most clearly depicts.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Who is X?
(With such a name, there is no need for eulogy)
This was inscribed on X' tomb.
X was an honourable man and a good citizen; but, attached to the house of Y, he was forced, during the oppression of his country, to conceal his love for liberty. The court of Rome strictly prohibited his book, I certainly believe, for it is that court which he most clearly depicts.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Who is X?
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