... mutual justice, the General Will is the source. Rousseau, after upholding the State's absolute supremacy, goes on to speak of "the limits of the sovereign power" (Book II: IV). Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the people combine into a State, they must in the end submit to be guided in all things by the will of the effective majority. ... the best call to action, the State in fact have the right to intervene; but it has no moral right, though it must have a legal right, to intervene when necessary. The General Will, being ...

• Word Count: 7114
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... mutual justice, the General Will is the source. Rousseau, after upholding the State's absolute supremacy, goes on to speak of "the limits of the sovereign power" (Book II: IV). Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the people combine into a State, they must in the end submit to be guided in all things by the will of the effective majority. ... the best call to action, the State in fact have the right to intervene; but it has no moral right, though it must have a legal right, to intervene when necessary. The General Will, being ...

• Word Count: 7115
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate