Rousseau famously wrote that "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in:
- sin
- darkness
- chains
- conflict
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Correct answer: C. chains
1. This opens Rousseau's "Social Contract" (1762).
2. Natural freedom is constrained by unjust social institutions.
3. A legitimate social contract reconciles freedom with order.
__Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 2 — Rousseau on freedom__