...the circumspection [change of established government] involves is a maxim of policy and not a rule of right, and the State is no more bound to leave civil authority in the hands of its rulers than military authority in the hands of its generals. #JeanJacquesRousseau

- October 03, 2025

...the circumspection [change of established government] involves is a maxim of policy and not a rule of right, and the State is no more bound to leave civil authority in the hands of its rulers than military authority in the hands of its generals. #JeanJacquesRousseau
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...the circumspection [change of established government] involves is a maxim of policy and not a rule of right, and the State is no more bound to leave civil authority in the hands of its rulers than military authority in the hands of its generals. #JeanJacquesRousseau

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