Freedom is the place that you are able to make your own decision to make an action that would impact others or yourself. “Man is born and everywhere he is chains. One think himself the master of others and remains a greater slave than they.” (Rousseau, pg. 12) his statement interpret as man born in a country that where he does have rights, but he have to obey the rules (laws) unless he breaks a law which he could lose his rights away for years. Rousseau made statements on his book about his view of the American government system.
First of all, Rousseau wrote a book which is called “On the Social Contract,” He chose a word which is “Social” defines as a person organized by members of group (political party), so he made his opinions based on …show more content…
“As it is possible to disobey with impunity, disobedience is legitimate; and, the strongest being always in the right, the only thing that matters is to act so as to become strongest.” (Rousseau, pg. 16) The lawmakers in the congress are expecting that citizens are required to obey the laws, but the congress considered to force the citizens to follow the laws. “To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.” (Rousseau, pg. 19) He made a statement about the slavery in the America, but he noticed the slaves don’t have rights and freedom in the America, also the slaves are considered as a property things, not humans. “War is constituted by a relation between things, and not between persons.” (Rousseau, pg. 20) It is actually happened in the America like northern states against the southern states, the majority reason is the Republicans (northern states) wanted the federal government involves into the states and abolish the slavery, but the Democrats …show more content…
“The public person, so formed by the union of all other persons, formerly took the name of city, and now takes that of Republic or body politic; it is called by members state when passive.” Citizens tend to make a decision for vote someone that would be represent for the America to other countries and able to approve bills that people would agree from the congress. Also, the citizens do expect that they would feel satisfy from the people in the congress are representing for others. “His absolute and naturally independent existence may make him look upon what he owe to the common cause as a gratuitous contribution, the loss of which will do no less harm to others than the payment of it is burdensome to himself; and regarding the moral person which constitutes the State as a persona ficta, because not a man, he may wish to enjoy the rights of citizenship without being ready to fulfil the duties of a subject.” (Rousseau, pg. 30) According to Rousseau, citizens are supposed to be moral people because they have to follow and obey the rules or laws, but the citizens cannot to be animals that they would make excuse if they are not being moral people. Rousseau probably claimed that we should be to forced to be freed because we have rights, but we can make a decision for being rebel that would against the laws that forced us to being
First of all, Rousseau wrote a book which is called “On the Social Contract,” He chose a word which is “Social” defines as a person organized by members of group (political party), so he made his opinions based on …show more content…
“As it is possible to disobey with impunity, disobedience is legitimate; and, the strongest being always in the right, the only thing that matters is to act so as to become strongest.” (Rousseau, pg. 16) The lawmakers in the congress are expecting that citizens are required to obey the laws, but the congress considered to force the citizens to follow the laws. “To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.” (Rousseau, pg. 19) He made a statement about the slavery in the America, but he noticed the slaves don’t have rights and freedom in the America, also the slaves are considered as a property things, not humans. “War is constituted by a relation between things, and not between persons.” (Rousseau, pg. 20) It is actually happened in the America like northern states against the southern states, the majority reason is the Republicans (northern states) wanted the federal government involves into the states and abolish the slavery, but the Democrats …show more content…
“The public person, so formed by the union of all other persons, formerly took the name of city, and now takes that of Republic or body politic; it is called by members state when passive.” Citizens tend to make a decision for vote someone that would be represent for the America to other countries and able to approve bills that people would agree from the congress. Also, the citizens do expect that they would feel satisfy from the people in the congress are representing for others. “His absolute and naturally independent existence may make him look upon what he owe to the common cause as a gratuitous contribution, the loss of which will do no less harm to others than the payment of it is burdensome to himself; and regarding the moral person which constitutes the State as a persona ficta, because not a man, he may wish to enjoy the rights of citizenship without being ready to fulfil the duties of a subject.” (Rousseau, pg. 30) According to Rousseau, citizens are supposed to be moral people because they have to follow and obey the rules or laws, but the citizens cannot to be animals that they would make excuse if they are not being moral people. Rousseau probably claimed that we should be to forced to be freed because we have rights, but we can make a decision for being rebel that would against the laws that forced us to being