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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will

22594	In 1794 France all individual and legal rights were suppressed by the general will [Dunt]
	Full Idea: In the French Revolution the general will replaced democracy, the separation of powers, the rule of law, and individual rights.
	From: Ian Dunt (How to be a Liberal [2020], 03)
	A reaction: I had some sympathy with the idea of the general will, but Dunt has persuaded me otherwise. It is the embodiment of the democratic problem of the tyranny of the majority.