“The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.” Who…
In Book III, Chapter 15 of The Social Contract (1762), Jean-Jacques Rousseau critiqued representative government in England by declaring that the English people are mistaken…
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“The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.” Who said this?
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In Book III, Chapter 15 of The Social Contract (1762), Jean-Jacques Rousseau critiqued representative government in England by declaring that the English people are mistaken in thinking themselves free, as they are free only during the election of members of parliament and become enslaved as soon as those members are elected.
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