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Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings - Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, and Hoare, Quintin (Translated by), and Bertram, Christopher (Editor)
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Brought to you by Penguin. 'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, ...

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Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings 2012, Penguin Classics, London

ISBN-13: 9780141191751

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