... would seem that social conditions at this point in time appeared to be stable. "The reigning monarch was Louis XVI and like his father and grandfather before him believed in the divine right of kings to rule and governed without parliament however the aristocracy "s lavish lifestyle in the subsequent years left France almost bankrupt, but this did not become apparent until 1788. There ... a self-imposed law Rousseau described his civil society as united by a general will. The general will is supposed to represent the common good or public interest - and it is something that each individu...

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