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,( ! ,SOCIAL ,CONTRACT 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,QU]IES PROPOS$4- ,:O >E ! CONTRACT+ P>TIES8- ,:AT IS ! =M  
 ( 5GAGEM5T8 ,OV] H[ LONG A P]IOD DOES ! CONTRACT EXT5D8 -  
 ,TO H[ GREAT A V>IETY ( PROPOSITIONS8- ,CAN IT EXT5D TO LAWS H]E- 
 AFT] TO BE MADE8 - ,ADDRESSES ( ADHESION CONSID]$4 ,P[] ( A MAJORITY4 

,U,P,O,N ! FIR/ /ATEM5T ( ! SY/EM ( A SOCIAL CONTRACT V>I\S DIFFICULTIES PRES5T !MSELVES4 ,:O >E ! P>TIES TO ?IS CONTRACT8 ,= :OM DID !Y CONS5T1 = !MSELVES ONLY1 OR = O!RS8 ,= H[ LONG A TIME IS ?IS CONTRACT TO BE CONSID]$ AS B9D+8 ,IF ! CONS5T ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL BE NECESS>Y1 9 :AT MANN] IS ?AT CONS5T TO BE GIV5 8 ,IS IT TO BE TACIT1 OR DECL>$ 9 EXPRESS T]MS8 

,LITTLE WILL BE GA9$ = ! CAUSE ( EQUALITY & JU/ICE IF \R ANCE/ORS1 AT ! FIR/ 9/ITUTION ( GOV]NM5T1 HAD A RI<T 9DE$ ( *OOS+ ! SY/EM ( REGULATIONS UND] :I* !Y ?\<T PROP] TO LIVE1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME C\LD B>T] AWAY ! UND]/&+S & 9DEP5D5CE ( ALL ?AT CAME AFT] !M1 TO ! LATE/ PO/]ITY4 ,BUT1 IF ! CONTRACT MU/ BE R5EW$ 9 EA* SUCCESSIVE G5]ATION1 :AT P]IODS MU/ BE FIX$ ON = ?AT PURPOSE8 ,& IF ,I BE OBLIG$ TO SUBMIT TO ! E/ABLI%$ GOV]NM5T TILL MY TURN COMES TO ASS5T TO IT1 UPON :AT PR9CIPLE IS ?AT OBLIGATION F\ND$8 ,SURELY NOT UPON ! CONTRACT 9TO :I* MY FA!R 5T]$ BE=E ,I WAS BORN8 

,SECONDLY1 :AT IS ! NATURE ( ! CONS5T 9 CONSEQU5CE ( :I* ,I AM TO BE RECKON$ A P>TY TO ! FRAME ( ANY POLITICAL CON/ITUTION8 ,IT IS USUALLY SAID 0?AT ACQUIESC5CE IS SUFFICI5T2 & ?AT ?IS ACQUIESC5CE IS TO BE 9F]R$ FROM MY LIV+ QUIETLY UND] ! PROTECTION ( ! LAWS40 ,BUT IF ?IS BE TRUE1 AN 5D IS AS EFFECTUALLY PUT TO ALL POLITICAL SCI5CE1 ALL DISCRIM9ATION ( BETT] & WORSE1 AS BY ANY SY/EM 9V5T$ BY ! MO/ SLAVI% SYCOPHANT4 ,UPON ?IS HYPO!SIS EV]Y GOV]NM5T ?AT IS QUIETLY SUBMITT$ TO IS A LAWFUL GOV]NM5T1 :E!R IT BE ! USURPATION ( ,CROMWELL1 OR ! TYRANNY ( ,CALIGULA4 ,ACQUIESC5CE IS FREQU5TLY NO?+ MORE1 ?AN A *OICE ON ! P>T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ( :AT HE DEEMS ! LEA/ EVIL4 ,9 MANY CASES IT IS NOT SO MU* AS ?IS1 S9CE ! PEASANT & ! >TISAN1 :O =M ! BULK ( A NATION1 H[EV] DISSATISFI$ ) ! GOV]NM5T ( !IR C\NTRY1 SELDOM HAVE IT 9 !IR P[] TO TRANSPORT !MSELVES TO ANO!R4 ,IT IS ALSO TO BE OBS]V$ UPON ! SY/EM ( ACQUIESC5CE1 ?AT IT IS 9 LITTLE AGREEM5T ) ! E/ABLI%$ OP9IONS & PRACTICES ( MANK9D4 ,?US :AT HAS BE5 CALL$ ! LAW ( NATIONS1 LAYS LEA/ /RESS UPON ! ALLEGIANCE ( A =EIGN] SETTL+ AMONG US1 ?\< HIS ACQUIESC5CE IS C]TA9LY MO/ COMPLETE2 :ILE NATIVES REMOV+ 9TO AN UN9HABIT$ REGION >E CLAIM$ BY ! MO!R C\NTRY1 & REMOV+ 9TO A NEI<BOR+ T]RITORY >E PUNI%$ BY MUNICIPAL LAW1 IF !Y TAKE >MS AGA9/ ! C\NTRY 9 :I* !Y W]E BORN4 ,BUT SURELY ACQUIESC5CE CAN SC>CELY BE CON/RU$ 9TO CONS5T1 :ILE ! 9DIVIDUALS CONC]N$ >E :OLLY UNAPPRIZ$ ( ! AU?ORITY 9T5D$ TO BE RE/$ UPON IT4#a 

,LOCKE1 ! GREAT *AMPION ( ! DOCTR9E ( AN ORIG9AL CONTRACT1 HAS BE5 AW>E ( ?IS DIFFICULTY1 & !RE=E OBS]VES ?AT 0A TACIT CONS5T 9DE$ OBLIGES A MAN TO OBEY ! LAWS ( ANY GOV]NM5T1 AS LONG AS HE HAS ANY POSSESSIONS1 OR 5JOYM5T ( ANY P>T ( ! DOM9IONS ( ?AT GOV]NM5T2 BUT NO?+ CAN MAKE A MAN A MEMB] ( ! COMMONWEAL?1 BUT HIS ACTUALLY 5T]+ 9TO IT BY POSITIVE 5GAGEM5T & EXPRESS PROMISE & COMPACT40#b ,A S+UL> DI/9CTION6 IMPLY+ UPON ! FACE ( IT ?AT AN ACQUIESC5CE1 SU* AS HAS JU/ BE5 DESCRIB$ IS SUFFICI5T TO R5D] A MAN AM5ABLE TO ! P5AL REGULATIONS ( SOCIETY2 BUT ?AT HIS [N CONS5T IS NECESS>Y TO 5TITLE HIM TO ! PRIVILEGES ( A CITIZ54 

,A ?IRD OBJECTION TO ! SOCIAL CONTRACT WILL SUGGE/ ITSELF1 AS SOON AS WE ATTEMPT TO ASC]TA9 ! EXT5T ( ! OBLIGATION1 EV5 SUPPOS+ IT TO HAVE BE5 5T]$ 9TO 9 ! MO/ SOLEMN MANN] BY EV]Y MEMB] ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,ALL[+ ?AT ,I AM CALL$ UPON1 AT ! P]IOD ( MY COM+ ( AGE = EXAMPLE1 TO DECL>E MY ASS5T OR DISS5T TO ANY SY/EM ( OP9IONS1 OR ANY CODE ( PRACTICAL 9/ITUTES2 = H[ LONG A P]IOD DOES ?IS DECL>ATION B9D ME8 ,AM ,I PRECLUD$ FROM BETT] 9=MATION = ! :OLE C\RSE ( MY LIFE8 ,&1 IF NOT = MY :OLE LIFE1 :Y = A YE>1 A WEEK OR EV5 AN H\R8 ,IF MY DELIB]ATE JUDGM5T1 OR MY REAL S5TIM5T1 BE ( NO AVAIL 9 ! CASE1 9 :AT S5SE CAN IT BE AFFIRM$ ?AT ALL LAWFUL GOV]NM5T IS F\ND$ 9 CONS5T8 

,BUT ! QUE/ION ( TIME IS NOT ! ONLY DIFFICULTY4 ,IF Y\ DEM& MY ASS5T TO ANY PROPOSITION1 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT ! PROPOSITION %\LD BE /AT$ SIMPLY & CLE>LY4 ,SO NUM]\S >E ! V>IETIES ( HUMAN UND]/&+1 9 ALL CASES :]E ITS 9DEP5D5CE & 9TEGRITY >E SUFFICI5TLY PRES]V$1 ?AT !RE IS LITTLE *ANCE ( ANY TWO M5 COM+ TO A PRECISE AGREEM5T1 AB\T T5 SUCCESSIVE PROPOSITIONS ?AT >E 9 !IR [N NATURE OP5 TO DEBATE4 ,:AT !N CAN BE MORE ABSURD1 ?AN TO PRES5T TO ME ! LAWS ( ,5GL& 9 FIFTY VOLUMES FOLIO1 & CALL UPON ME TO GIVE AN HONE/ & UN9FLU5C$ VOTE UPON !IR CONT5TS8 

,BUT ! SOCIAL CONTRACT1 CONSID]$ AS ! F\NDATION ( CIVIL GOV]NM5T1 REQUIRES ( ME MORE ?AN ?IS4 ,I AM NOT ONLY OBLIG$ TO CONS5T TO ALL ! LAWS ?AT >E ACTUALLY UPON RECORD1 BUT TO ALL ! LAWS ?AT %ALL H]EAFT] BE MADE4 ,IT WAS UND] ?IS VIEW ( ! SUBJECT ?AT ,R\SSEAU1 9 TRAC+ ! CONSEQU5CES ( ! SOCIAL CONTRACT1 WAS L$ TO ASS]T ?AT 0! GREAT BODY ( ! PEOPLE 9 :OM ! SOV]EIGN AU?ORITY RESIDES CAN NEI!R DELEGATE NOR RESIGN IT4 ,! ESS5CE ( ?AT AU?ORITY10 HE ADDS1 0IS ! G5]AL WILL2 & WILL CANNOT BE REPRES5T$4 ,IT MU/ EI!R BE ! SAME OR ANO!R2 !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE4 ,! DEPUTIES ( ! PEOPLE CANNOT BE ITS REPRES5TATIVES2 !Y >E M]ELY ITS ATTORNEYS4 ,! LAWS :I* ! COMMUNITY DOES NOT RATIFY 9 P]SON1 >E NO LAWS1 >E NULLITIES40#c 

,! DIFFICULTY H]E /AT$1 HAS BE5 5DEAVOR$ TO BE PROVID$ AGA9/ BY SOME LATE ADVOCATES = LIB]TY1 9 ! WAY ( ADDRESSES ( ADHESION2 ADDRESSES ORIG9AT+ 9 ! V>I\S DI/RICTS & DEP>TM5TS ( A NATION1 & )\T :I* NO REGULATION ( CON/ITUTIONAL IMPORTANCE IS TO BE DEEM$ VALID4 ,BUT ?IS IS A V]Y SUP]FICIAL REM$Y4 ,! ADDRESS]S ( C\RSE HAVE SELDOM ANY O!R ALT]NATIVE1 ?AN ?AT ABOVE ALLUD$ TO1 ( 9DISCRIM9ATE ADMISSION OR REJECTION4 ,!RE IS AN 9F9ITE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! FIR/ DELIB]ATION1 & ! SUBSEQU5T EX]CISE ( A NEGATIVE ,! =M] IS A REAL P[]1 ! LATT] IS SELDOM MORE ?AN ! %AD[ ( A P[]4 ,NOT TO ADD1 ?AT ADDRESSES >E A MO/ PREC>I\S & EQUIVOCAL MODE ( COLLECT+ ! S5SE ( A NATION4 ,!Y >E USUALLY VOT$ 9 A TUMULTU\S & SUMM>Y MANN]2 !Y >E C>RI$ ALONG BY ! TIDE ( P>TY2 & ! SIGNATURES ANNEX$ TO !M >E OBTA9$ BY 9DIRECT & ACCID5TAL ME?ODS1 :ILE MULTITUDES ( BY/&]S1 UNLESS UPON SOME EXTRAORD9>Y OCCASION1 REMA9 IGNORANT ( OR 9DIFF]5T TO ! TRANSACTION4 

,LA/LY1 IF GOV]NM5T BE F\ND$ 9 ! CONS5T ( ! PEOPLE1 IT CAN HAVE NO P[] OV] ANY 9DIVIDUAL BY :OM ?AT CONS5T IS REFUS$4 ,IF A TACIT CONS5T BE NOT SUFFICI5T1 /ILL LESS CAN ,I BE DEEM$ TO HAVE CONS5T$ TO A MEASURE UPON :I* ,I PUT AN EXPRESS NEGATIVE4 ,?IS IMM$IATELY FOLL[S FROM ! OBS]VATIONS ( ,R\SSEAU4 ,IF ! PEOPLE1 OR ! 9DIVIDUALS ( :OM ! PEOPLE IS CON/ITUT$1 CANNOT DELEGATE !IR AU?ORITY TO A REPRES5TATIVE1 NEI!R CAN ANY 9DIVIDUAL DELEGATE HIS AU?ORITY TO A MAJORITY1 9 AN ASSEMBLY ( :I* HE IS HIMSELF A MEMB]4 ,?AT MU/ SURELY BE A S+UL> SPECIES ( CONS5T1 ! EXT]NAL 9DICATIONS ( :I* >E (T5 TO BE F\ND1 9 AN UNREMITT+ OPPOSITION 9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE1 & COMPULSORY SUBJECTION 9 ! SECOND4 

,FOOTNOTES  

#a,HUME'S ,ESSAYS1 ,P>T ,I,I1 ,ESSAY XII4 

#b,TREATISE ( ,GOV]NM5T1 ,BOOK ,I,I1 ,*AP4 VIII1 8 #aL#i1 #a#b#b4 

#c',LA S\V]A9ETE NE PEUT ETRE REPRES5TEE1 P> LE MEME RAISON QU'ELLE NE PEUT ETRE ALI5EE2 ELLE 
CONSI/E ESS5TIELLEM5T DANS LA VOLONTE G5]ALE1 ET LA VOLONTE NE SE 
REPRES5TE PO9T3 ELLE E/ LA MEME1 \ ELLE E/ AUTRE2 IL N'Y A PO9T 
DE MILIEU4 ,LES DEPUTES DU PEUPLE NE SONT DONC PO9T SES REPRES5TANS1 
ILS NE SONT QUE SES COMMISSAIRES2 ILS NE PEUV5T RI5 CONCLURE 
DEF9ITIVEM5T4 ,T\TE LOI QUE LE PEUPLE 5 P]SONNE N'A PAS RATIFIEE1 
E/ NULLE2 CE N'E/ PO9T UNE LOI4' ,DU ,CONTRAT ,SOCIAL1 ,LIV4 
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