...will, until it has been submitted to the free suffrage of the People BOOK THE THIRD ; CHAP. XV. The sovereignty cannot be represented, for the same reason that it cannot be aliened : its essence is the general will; ami that will must speak itself,(82) The deputies of the...

...1979l, bk. 2, p. 3l. The sovereign (generall will of the people, however, can not be "represented": "Sovereignty cannot be represented, for the same reason that it cannot be alienated; its essence is the general will, and will cannot be represented. . . . The people's deputies are not,...

...before." * He did not even hesitate to deny the legitimacy of all representation, but stated boldly that sovereignty cannot be represented for the same reason that it cannot be alienated. " It consists," to use his own words, " essentially in the general will, and the will is not to 1 >e represented :...

...before" * He did not even hesitate to deny the legitimacy of all representation, but stated boldly that sovereignty cannot be represented for the same reason that it cannot be alienated. " It consists/7 to use his own words, " essentially in the general will, and the will is not to be represented...

...of their duties by the help of others, would pay money in order to discharge the duties themselves. Sovereignty cannot be represented for the same reason that it cannot be alienated. It consists in the general will which is incapable of representation. Deputies are not and cannot be representatives....

...monarchy. In the first place, the English theory of representative government is wholly erroneous. "The sovereignty cannot be represented, for the same reason that it cannot be alienated, because it consists essentially in the general will. The deputies of the people are not, and cannot...

...intention was, therefore, that government should be good. BOLINGBROKE : The Idea of a Patriot King. 154. Sovereignty cannot be represented, for the same reason...consists essentially in the general will, and will is not representable : it is the same, or it is another ; there is no middle choice. The deputies of the people...

...interest of two orders is put in the first and second rank, the public interest only in the third. Sovereignty cannot be represented for the same reason...alienated; it consists essentially in the general will, and the will cannot be represented; it is the same or it is different; there is no medium. The deputies...

...interest of two orders is put in the first and second rank, the public interest only in the third. Sovereignty cannot be represented for the same reason...alienated; it consists essentially in the general will, and the will cannot be represented ; it is the same or it is different; there is no medium. The deputies...

...monarchy. In the first place, the English theory of representative government is wholly erroneous. ' The sovereignty cannot be represented, for the same reason that it cannot be alienated, because it consists essentially in the general will. The deputies of the people are not, and cannot...