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Jean-Jacques Rousseau›The Social Contract›Full Text›Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of 4

Book II — Legislation and the General Will

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CHAPTER I

THAT SOVEREIGNTY IS INALIENABLE

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The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau

Published1762

BranchesPolitical Philosophy, Ethics

Chapters4

Pages94

TranslatorG.D.H. Cole

Edition1913

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Chapters

Book I — The Foundations of Political Authority

Book II — Legislation and the General Will

Book III — Forms of Government

Book IV — Constitutional Principles