On the Social Contract
On the Social Contract "Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. How did that transformation take place? This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave…
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On the Social Contract
"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. How did that transformation take place? This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave than they are.
How may the restraints on man become legitimate? I don't know. I do believe I can answer that question ..."Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, Du Contract Social.
Arguing that all government is fundamentally flawed, and that modern society is based on a system that fosters inequality and servitude, Rousseau demands nothing less than a complete revision of the social contract to ensure equality and freedom.Noting that government derives its authority by the people's willing consent (rather than the authorization of God), Rousseau posits that a good government can justify its need for individual compromises, rewarding its citizens with "civil liberty and the proprietorship