History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau<br><br>The beginnings of the theory of sovereignty are found in Aristotle''s Politics and the classic body of the Roman Law. In the Politics there is a recognition of the fact that there must be a supreme power existing in the state and that this power may be in the hands of one or a few or of many.'' In Chapter II of Book III appears a justification of the rule of the many fairly expressed in the statement that the principle that the multitude ought to be supreme rather than the few best is capable of a satisfactory explanation and though not free from difficulty yet seems to contain an element of truth.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.