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Line 1: − [[Image:T768.jpg|right|thumb|Jean Jacques Rousseau]] − Swiss-born political [[philosopher]] '''Jean Jacques Rousseau''' (1712-1778) wrote several controversial works. He felt that [[politics]] and [[morality]] could not be separated, and that the will of the majority was not always correct. Many Americans today would agree with that view. However, Rousseau also attacked [[private property]], and laid the groundwork for future [[communist]] writers such as [[Karl Marx]]. Rousseau declared that government's goal should be to provide freedom, equality and justice. But note that freedom often results in inequality. − Rousseau's most famous work was the "The Social Contract" (1762), which supported a direct [[democracy]] rather than the republican form of government adopted 25 years later by the [[U.S. Constitution]]. Rousseau's "[[social contract]]" was a contract among free people to create government. Rousseau disapproved of titles like nobility, and demanded complete equality between all people. − − {{DEFAULTSORT:Rousseau, Jean Jacques}} − − [[Category:Philosophers]]
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