till a slave to others and his freedom is forfeited. Man united form a civil society, but Rousseau is dissatisfied with the one they form. He feels the people are still oppressed and are only equal in that they have all degraded into slaves. He recognizes the nature of humans and the governments that already exist. He believes that The Social Contract, a complex syst!
             em of government that will supposedly ensure freedom to all citizens. In Rousseau's Social Contract, every citizen of a state consolidates to become the Sovereign, the collective executive of the government. However, he still holds his individuality, except when acting as the Sovereign he puts aside his own self-interest and rules according to the General Will. The basic idea that the individuals in a society
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