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"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, in which he argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is based on a system of inequality. The philosopher proposes an alternative system for the development of self-governing, self-disciplined citizens. Table of Contents BOOK I I. Subject of the First Book II. The First Societies III. The Right of the Strongest IV. Slavery V. The we Must Always Go Back to a First Convention VI. The Social Compact VII. The Sovereign VIII. The Civil State IX. Real Property BOOK II I. That Sovereignty is Inalienable II. That Sovereignty is Inalienable III. Whether the General will is Fallible IV. The Limits of the Sovereign Power V. The Right of Life and Death VI. Law VII. The Legislator VIII. The People IX. The People (Cont.) X. The People (Cont.) XI. The Various System of Legislation XII. The Division to the Law BOOK III I. Government in General II. The Constituent Principle in the Various Forms of Government III. The Division of Government IV. Democracy V. Aristocracy VI. Monarchy VII. Mixed Government VIII. That All Forms of Government Do Not Suit All Countries IX. The Marks of a Good Government X. The Abuse of Government and Its Tendency to Degenerate XI. The Death of the Body Politic XII. How the Sovereign Authority Maintains itself   XIII. The Same (Cont.) XIV. The Same (Cont.) XV. Deputies or Representatives XVI. That the Institution of Government is Not a Contract XVII. The Institution of Government XVIII. How to Check the Usurpations of Government BOOK IV I. That the General will is Indestructible II. Voting III. Elections IV. The Roman Comitia V. The Tribute VI. The Dictatorship VII. The Dictionary VIII. The Censorship IX. Civil Religion X. Conclusion