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Chapter 4: Slavery
Question 1 of 3
What does Rousseau say is wrong with the idea that a man can give himself away as a slave "gratuitously"?
A
It is absurd and inconceivable — such an act is null because whoever does it is out of his mind, and a whole people doing so would suppose a people of madmen
B
There is nothing wrong with it; both are equally legitimate
C
Individuals can never sell themselves, but peoples can
D
Kings always provide for their subjects' subsistence in return
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