Social Contract Quotes

“The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.”

“The laws are the conditions under which men, naturally independent, united themselves in society.”

“...when a government is opposed to the all-important object of the public good, the compact is dissolved.”

“The constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man.”