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Ideas for 'The Social Contract (tr Cress)', 'On the Law of War and Peace' and 'Fifteen Sermons'

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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
19816 A state's purpose is liberty and equality - liberty for strength, and equality for liberty [Rousseau]
7247 The greatest social good comes down to freedom and equality [Rousseau]
19838 The measure of a successful state is increase in its population [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty
19848 The sovereignty does not appoint the leaders [Rousseau]
20567 Rousseau insists that popular sovereignty needs a means of expressing consent [Rousseau, by Oksala]
19801 Sovereignty is the exercise of the general will, which can never be delegated [Rousseau]
19805 Just as people control their limbs, the general-will state has total control of its members [Rousseau]
19818 Political laws are fundamental, as they firmly organise the state - but they could still be changed [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / b. Natural authority
19790 Force can only dominate if it is seen as a right, and obedience as a duty [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
7233 The social order is a sacred right, but based on covenants, not nature [Rousseau]
19842 The government is instituted by a law, not by a contract [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
7239 The social pact is the total subjection of individuals to the general will [Rousseau]
19793 We need a protective association which unites forces, but retains individual freedom [Rousseau]
7240 To foreign powers a state is seen as a simple individual [Rousseau]
19795 The act of association commits citizens to the state, and the state to its citizens [Rousseau]
19797 Citizens must ultimately for forced to accept the general will (so freedom is compulsory!) [Rousseau]
19796 Individual citizens still retain a private will, which may be contrary to the general will [Rousseau]
7244 The general will is common interest; the will of all is the sum of individual desires [Rousseau]
19802 The general will is always right, but the will of all can err, because it includes private interests [Rousseau]
19803 If the state contains associations there are fewer opinions, undermining the general will [Rousseau]
19804 If a large knowledgeable population votes in isolation, their many choices will have good results [Rousseau]
19808 The general will changes its nature when it focuses on particulars [Rousseau]
7246 The general will is always good, but sometimes misunderstood [Rousseau]
7250 Laws are authentic acts of the general will [Rousseau]
19844 Assemblies must always confirm the form of government, and the current administration [Rousseau]
19846 The more unanimous the assembly, the stronger the general will becomes [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
19817 Citizens should be independent of each other, and very dependent on the state [Rousseau]
19840 A citizen is a subject who is also sovereign [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
19839 The flourishing of arts and letters is too much admired [Rousseau]