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The general will is what people can agree on when reasoning from the common interest, while particular will is interest-bound group preference.
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Common Interest
The general will is what people can agree on when reasoning from the common interest, while particular will is interest-bound group preference.
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"And what he says is this. There are two types of will. There's the general will and there's the particular will. General will is..."
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"...on the general will and negate the particular will, on the common interest. And that's why everything works, because if laws are based on..."
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"It believes that people are capable of considering the common interest. The American Revolution denies this, okay? So we will discuss the American Revolution..."
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"So if you only think about the common interest, everyone would come to the same conclusion about everything. Okay? If the general will is..."
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"...an alliance. Okay? They agreed to fight together because they have common interests. Which is to remain independent of American influence. Okay? But that..."
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