We can't expect kings to be philosophized or philosophers to become kings, nor can we hope so, because mastering power will inevitably destroy rational free judgment. But neither the king nor people like the king (who rule themselves according to equal laws) should let such philosophers disappear or be silent, but should let them speak publicly;
This is essential to illuminate the cause of both of them, and because such philosophers are not inherently intrigued and cronyism, they will not be suspected of being slandered by propagandists.
2, Rousseau in the "social contract theory" mentioned in the legal quotes:
The purpose of social treaties is to protect the contracting parties. To achieve the goal, we must use means, and these means are inseparable from some risks and even some sacrifices. If a person relies on others to save his own life, he will also give his own life when others' lives need to be protected.
In addition, citizens themselves should not judge what kind of risks the law requires them to take. When the monarch said to him, "You will die for your country," he should die. Because of this, he has always enjoyed a sense of security, so that his life is not a simple gift from nature, but a conditional gift from the country.
3. Rousseau's famous legal sayings mentioned in "On Political Economy":
Do we want people to be kind? Then, we must first make them love the country, but if the country treats them like foreigners, if the country only gives them what they can't give to anyone, how can they be patriotic?
If they can't even enjoy the right to social security, their lives, freedoms and property are at the mercy of powerful people, and they can't get (or are not allowed) legal protection, it will be even worse. They want to fulfill the obligations of a civilized society, but they can't even enjoy the general rights and interests in the natural state, let alone protect themselves with their own strength.
In this case, they will fall into the worst situation that a free man can imagine. At this time, in their view, the word "country" is simply disgusting and ridiculous.
In a speech, Martin Luther King mentioned a famous saying about law:
We will use our ability to endure pain to test your ability to create pain. We will use the strength of our souls to resist your material violence. We will not resort to hatred against you, but we will not yield to your unjust laws. You can continue to do whatever atrocities you want to us, but we still love you.
You planted a bomb in our house and threatened our children. You let thugs in Klan pointy hats into our community. You beat us by some roadside and beat us half to death. However, we still love you.
5. In The Old System and the Great Revolution, Tocqueville expressed a "paradox" he found when studying the legal background of the French Revolution:
Revolution doesn't always happen because people's situation is getting worse and worse. The most common situation is that those who have been tolerating the most unbearable law without complaining casually will abandon it with great strength once the pressure of the law is relieved. A regime destroyed by revolution is almost always better than the previous one.
And experience tells us that the most dangerous moment of a bad government is usually the moment when it begins to reform. ...... People patiently endure the pain, thinking that all the evils that have been eliminated seem to make people more aware of the existence of other evils, so people's emotions are stronger: the pain is indeed reduced, but the feeling is more acute.