Book I, Chapter 6
States the fundamental problem and its solution: 'Each of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will.'
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From The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The social contract solves the problem of finding a form of association that defends each member while leaving each as free as before by uniting all under the general will.
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