The social contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-17782004
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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.
The social contract / Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; translated Maurice Cranston.
London : Penguin, 2004.
167 p. ; 18 cm.
Great ideas ; 8.
This translation originally published: 1968.Translated from the French.
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