An edition of Republican Ideas
(1762)
Republican Ideas
By a Citizen of Geneva
by Voltaire
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May 29, 2021 | History
This is a translation of the french version which was originally a pamphlet distributed shortly after Jean-Jacques Rousseau published his work "On the Social Contract". Voltaire largely disagreed with Rousseau on his views of governance and published this work as a response to those ideas.
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First Sentence
"Pure despotism is the punishment for the misconduct of men. If a community of men is mastered by one or a few, it is obvious that this is because it had neither the courage nor the ability to govern itself."
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This translation is rendered from the French edition of The Complete Works Of Voltare, Volume 40. PP 567-595
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