What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established betwee…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, and charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, civil as well as political. ✨ The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Two Discourses and the Social Contract.
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