The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine', and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.

Social contract theory

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From 'Discourse on the Origin of Inequality'

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1754

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11136/11136-h/11136-h.htm

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