The more concert reigns in the assemblies, that is, the nearer opinion approaches unanimity, the greater is… — Jean Jacques Rousseau
The more concert reigns in the assemblies, that is, the nearer opinion approaches unanimity, the greater is the dominance of the general will. On the other hand, long debates, dissensions and tumult proclaim the ascendancy of particular interests and the decline of the State.
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