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'The Social Contract (tr Cress)', 'Declaration of the Rights of Man' and 'What is so bad about Contradictions?'
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26 ideas
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
19841
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Sometimes full liberty is only possible at the expense of some complete enslavement [Rousseau]
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19847
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We can never assume that the son of a slave is a slave [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 2. Freedom of belief
19858
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No one should be molested for their opinions, if they do not disturb the established order [Mirabeau/committee]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech
19859
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Free speech is very precious, and everyone may speak and write freely (but take responsibility for it) [Mirabeau/committee]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
7242
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Appetite alone is slavery, and self-prescribed laws are freedom [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
19800
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The social compact imposes conventional equality of rights on people who may start unequally [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
19857
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All citizens are eligible for roles in the state, purely on the basis of merit [Mirabeau/committee]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality
7248
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No citizen should be rich enough to buy another, and none so poor as forced to sell himself [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 3. Alienating rights
19794
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If we all give up all of our rights together to the community, we will always support one another [Rousseau]
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7241
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In society man loses natural liberty, but gains a right to civil liberty and property [Rousseau]
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19806
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We alienate to society only what society needs - but society judges that, not us [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
19799
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Private property must always be subordinate to ownership by the whole community [Rousseau]
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19862
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Property is a sacred right, breached only when essential, and with fair compensation [Mirabeau/committee]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system
19819
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The state ensures liberty, so civil law separates citizens, and binds them to the state [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
7245
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Natural justice, without sanctions, benefits the wicked, who exploit it [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish
19809
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We accept the death penalty to prevent assassinations, so we must submit to it if necessary [Rousseau]
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19810
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A trial proves that a criminal has broken the social treaty, and is no longer a member of the state [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / c. Deterrence of crime
19811
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Only people who are actually dangerous should be executed, even as an example [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
7236
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War gives no right to inflict more destruction than is necessary for victory [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / c. Combatants
23607
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Wars are between States, not people, and the individuals are enemies by accident [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society
19850
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By separating theological and political systems, Jesus caused divisions in the state [Rousseau]
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19852
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Civil religion needs one supreme god, an afterlife, justice, and the sanctity of the social contract [Rousseau]
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19853
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All religions should be tolerated, if they tolerate each other, and support citizenship [Rousseau]
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19851
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Every society has a religion as its base [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 4. Taxation
19836
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The amount of taxation doesn't matter, if it quickly circulates back to the citizens [Rousseau]
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19860
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Everyone must contribute to the state's power and administration, in just proportion [Mirabeau/committee]
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