Anonymous
9/3/2025, 6:37:37 PM
No.214483022
HAHAHAHAHA
>Rousseau wrote a series of letters to the Lieutenant-General of Paris and to the general public to justify his views. It was during this highly paranoid and stressful time that he became convinced his old intellectual rival, Voltaire, was orchestrating a secret plot against him.
>The key event was this: Rousseau received an anonymous pamphlet that cruelly mocked his decision to place his own children in a foundling home (orphanage)—a decision he had defended in Émile. The pamphlet was titled "The Sentiment of the Citizens" (1764).
Rousseau, despite Voltaire's denial, became convinced that Voltaire was the author. In a fit of rage and betrayal, Rousseau wrote a famous letter breaking off all relations with Voltaire, stating:
>"I do not like you, Sir... I hate you, in fact... If you are capable of taking any pleasure in the ills of another, the news of this should greatly delight you. But do not hope to make me hateful in return."
