Man is born free but everywhere is in chains?

Question

spoken by french philosopher Rousseau , but what does he mean by this statement?

Answer 1

ugly

Answer 2

We are physically free, but, we are almost always emotionally bonded with someone or something.

Answer 3

Everyone is a slave.

If not to a king, then to a slave holder.

If not to a slave holder, then to a credit card company.

Answer 4

Well, everyone interprets things differently.  My interpretation would be this....

We are born free, but there are always restrictions of some sort where ever we go on earth, like laws.  Hopefully this helps a little...lol. =)