The Social Contract (Penguin Classics)
 

The Social Contract (Penguin Great Ideas)

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I thought the most interesting parts were when he said that there is not one form of government that is suitable for all countries, so some countries would be better under a monarch than a democracy.

The other part I found interesting but disagreed with was near the end when he talked about how a society of faithful Christians would not be as successful as people think because even though they are all virtuous and obedient and serviceable, they know how to die better than how to...

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