History of the Christian Church
History of the Christian Church
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Inasmuch as an entire surrender is made by all, an unrestricted sovereignty is constituted. This sovereignty inheres in the whole body. The people in their collective capacity are the sovereign. The general will is the supreme authority.
The executive, whether king or president, has only to fulfil the general will. He is but the agent of the sov- ereign. For this agent to act in any wise as the prin- cipal, or to usurp any part of the sovereignty, is to break the pact on which the community is ...founded.
When the people are in assembly, as they hold the un- divided sovereignty, they can cancel any delegated authority, and adopt any new plan of administration which may command their suffrage or the suffrage of a majority. In fine, as is evident from this outline, the political ideal set forth by Rousseau, was that of an omnipotent democracy, held within no definite limits by organic laws, and unembarrassed by any positive guaranties of historical continuity in its action. Grant that he was not himself a revolutionary zealot, and that he spoke of the dangers which accrue from sudden transitions in government, his book was nevertheless well adapted to be the delight of any hasty and impas- Digitized by Google FRANCE FROM 1715 TO 1816.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Inasmuch as an entire surrender is made by all, an unrestricted sovereignty is constituted. This sovereignty inheres in the whole body. The people in their collective capacity are the sovereign. The general will is the supreme authority.
The executive, whether king or president, has only to fulfil the general will. He is but the agent of the sov- ereign. For this agent to act in any wise as the prin- cipal, or to usurp any part of the sovereignty, is to break the pact on which the community is ...founded.
When the people are in assembly, as they hold the un- divided sovereignty, they can cancel any delegated authority, and adopt any new plan of administration which may command their suffrage or the suffrage of a majority. In fine, as is evident from this outline, the political ideal set forth by Rousseau, was that of an omnipotent democracy, held within no definite limits by organic laws, and unembarrassed by any positive guaranties of historical continuity in its action. Grant that he was not himself a revolutionary zealot, and that he spoke of the dangers which accrue from sudden transitions in government, his book was nevertheless well adapted to be the delight of any hasty and impas- Digitized by Google FRANCE FROM 1715 TO 1816.
What to read after History of the Christian Church?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Henry C Henry Clay Sheldon to read onlineMoreLess
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