The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau with Maurice Cranston (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1762 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy dark informative reflective slow-paced
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Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chainsThese are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authorit...

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