The social contract:

Written by Rosseau.

The book opens with the claim that man is born free, but everywhere he can be found in
chains. Rousseau's purpose was to outline a theory of society and government in which a social
contract among a people would preserve their freedom

Revolutionary ideas- enlightlment period

“Let us set equal terms for the truce.”

if governance can have “any legitimate and sure principle” under it, considering “men
as they are and laws as they might be.”
Investigation to see what makes a state legitimate.