Are we all free? The simple answer to that question is no, but if only comparing people who live in countries that classify their people are free, are they free? Jean-Jacques Rousseau states in “The Social Contract, 1763” “Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” People consider themselves free but the government and the laws it creates owns everyone. Voltaire implies that governments govern man because man cannot govern himself. If man governed themselves it would allow for their personal interests to be the basis for laws and not the governments. 1 Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau describe the faults within society and suggest changes to the government structures, or a method of governing ourselves to provide liberty
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His overall thought is that the government must be organized in a way that no man fears another. If the system follows that principle, then it reduces the corruptness and everyone freely makes decisions and suggestions without fear. In addition, to eliminate corrupt officials all branches must be separate as well as their powers. So, the executive branch will cover the law of nations led by one elected person, but any law created has the right for the legislative branch to review it, but this does not affect the leader. So, the leader cannot initiate a law that does not benefit the whole if so the legislative branch can review and change the law. The executive branch for civil law or judicial branch composed of common people, with similar minds of the public organizes as the army.3 The army answers to the executive branch because it’s business is often actions not issues of debate, such as the legislative branch handles. The army is the voice of the people, and they answer to their own leader within the army, therefore they are not subject to fear of following the orders from the executive branch. Then the legislative branch is composed of a completely different group of individuals to avoid conflict between it and the executive branch. The legislative branch should only assemble as scheduled by the executive branch during times of need to …show more content…
Ideally, everyone would exist as one, but not individually. Although, people may struggle to realize this is what is best for them because we live in a society that fools everyone about what is important or necessary. The governmental structure would have to be completely erased, and the collective principles discussed that benefits everyone. A system of morality would need to be decided upon, implemented and then a massive assembly where everyone dedicates themselves to their neighbor; and the skills of everyone organized so the country can still operate, but the simple idea of what is best for everyone, not themselves would dictate everyone in their decisions to live free, free from government, free from law, and free from each
His overall thought is that the government must be organized in a way that no man fears another. If the system follows that principle, then it reduces the corruptness and everyone freely makes decisions and suggestions without fear. In addition, to eliminate corrupt officials all branches must be separate as well as their powers. So, the executive branch will cover the law of nations led by one elected person, but any law created has the right for the legislative branch to review it, but this does not affect the leader. So, the leader cannot initiate a law that does not benefit the whole if so the legislative branch can review and change the law. The executive branch for civil law or judicial branch composed of common people, with similar minds of the public organizes as the army.3 The army answers to the executive branch because it’s business is often actions not issues of debate, such as the legislative branch handles. The army is the voice of the people, and they answer to their own leader within the army, therefore they are not subject to fear of following the orders from the executive branch. Then the legislative branch is composed of a completely different group of individuals to avoid conflict between it and the executive branch. The legislative branch should only assemble as scheduled by the executive branch during times of need to …show more content…
Ideally, everyone would exist as one, but not individually. Although, people may struggle to realize this is what is best for them because we live in a society that fools everyone about what is important or necessary. The governmental structure would have to be completely erased, and the collective principles discussed that benefits everyone. A system of morality would need to be decided upon, implemented and then a massive assembly where everyone dedicates themselves to their neighbor; and the skills of everyone organized so the country can still operate, but the simple idea of what is best for everyone, not themselves would dictate everyone in their decisions to live free, free from government, free from law, and free from each