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)
“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)