In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should govern and that the few should be governed.


The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right (1762)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should...

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should...

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should...

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should...