The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.
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Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.Maximilien Robespierre
Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves.
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Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime.
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The king must die so that the country can live.
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