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submitted 1 week ago by remotelove@lemmy.ca to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Interesting. Had no idea this classic misattribution was in fact from Rousseau.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, and that is annoying. I specifically remember that quote as a test question from when I was in highschool.

I mean, I probably got the question right back then but as I get older, the more stuff I find that I need to relearn.

Learning is a journey and reviewing old assumptions is always a good thing albeit time consuming.