![]() ![]() This new translation is fully annotated and indexed. His greatest contribution to political thought is the concept of the general will, which unites individuals through their common self-interest, thus validating the society in which they live and the constraints it imposes on them. He insisted on the sovereignty of the people, and made some provocative statements that are still highly controversial. Rousseau is essentially a radical thinker, and in a broad sense a revolutionary. ![]() As humans we were `born free' and our subjection to government must be freely accepted. It argues concisely but eloquently, that the basis of any legitimate society must be the agreement of its members. Censored in its own time, the Social Contract (1762) remains a key source of democratic belief and is one of the classics of political theory. ![]()
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