The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.


On the origin of inequality ; A discourse on political economy (ed. 1949)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.