The Social Contract & Discourses

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which treats of political laws, that is to say, of the form of government.

	I	[Government in General]
	II	[The constituent Principle in the various Forms of Government]
	III	[The Division of Governments]
	IV	[Democracy]
	V	[Aristocracy]
	VI	[Monarchy]
	VII	[Mixed Governments]
	VIII	[That all Forms of Government do not suit all Countries]
	IX	[The Marks of a good Government]
	X	[The Abuse of Government and its Tendency to Degenerate]
	XI	[The Death of the Body Politic]
	XII	[How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself]
	XIII	[How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself (continued)]
	XIV	[How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself (continued)]
	XV	[Deputies or Representatives]
	XVI	[That the Institution of Government is not a Contract]
	XVII	[The Institution of Government]
	XVIII	[How to check the Usurpations of Government]

[BOOK IV]

Which treats further of political laws and sets forth the means of strengthening the Constitution of the State.

	I	[That the general Will is indestructible]
	II	[Voting]
	III	[Elections]
	IV	[The Roman Comitia]
	V	[The Tribunate]
	VI	[The Dictatorship]
	VII	[The Censorship]
	VIII	[Civil Religion]
	IX	[Conclusion]

[A DISCOURSE ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES]
[A DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN OF INEQUALITY] —— [Appendix]
[A DISCOURSE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY]

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[THE SOCIAL CONTRACT]

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PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL