Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Absolute democracy, as conceived by Rousseau, amounts to the most unlimited despotism.

Absolute democracy, as conceived by Rousseau, amounts to the most unlimited desp — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Absolute democracy, as conceived by Rousseau, amounts to the most unlimited despotism.

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