Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
(A) Hobbes
(B) Rousseau
(C) Green
(D) Laski
Correct Answer : Rousseau
Question Asked : SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam 2013
Explanation : Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher. He propounded ‘Social Contract Theory’ - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains. His ideas led to French Revolution and establishment of republics in different parts of the world. His Confessions was published after his death.
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