The "social contract," in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'être if they are deprived of the benefits of conquest.


Ch. 12: Powers and forms of governments - Power: A New Social Analysis (1938)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

The social contract, in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'être if they ...

The social contract, in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'être if they ...

The social contract, in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'être if they ...

The social contract, in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'être if they ...