Full Idea
The greatest good of all, which ought to be the goal of every system of law, comes down to two main objects, freedom and equality.
Gist of Idea
The greatest social good comes down to freedom and equality
Source
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Social Contract (tr Cress) [1762], II.11)
Book Reference
Rousseau,Jean-Jacques: 'The Basic Political Writings', ed/tr. Cress,Donald A. [Hackett 1987], p.170
A Reaction
He goes on the specify the nature of the equality (Idea 7248). A rival pair of goods might be security and opportunity. On balance, I think I prefer my pair to Rousseau's.
Related Idea
Idea 7248 No citizen should be rich enough to buy another, and none so poor as forced to sell himself [Rousseau]