The general will (volonté générale), made famous by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a concept in political philosophy referring to the will of the people as a whole.
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Famous quotes containing the words general will and/or general:
“The general will is always right.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
“That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity’s small change in general society.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)