Download or read book On the Social Contract written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Man is born free, yet everywhere he in chains.' The famous opening of Rousseau's On the Social Contract has resonated across the centuries. In his seminal work, Rousseau argues that all government is fundamentally flawed, and that modern society is based on a system that fosters inequality and servitude. This new edition of On the Social Contract is a revised and updated version of the classic Cole translation presented in modern English.