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The Social Contract

  1. (1762) A major work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau states that governmental organization should be based on the general will of a society and should conform to the nature of human beings, and that the majority in a government has a right to banish resistant minorities.



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Mr Fried said he took on the project for free because he felt the "social contract between tax payers and the British government has been a little bit broken".

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He is currently the director of The Social Contract and host of the “White Flag with Joe Walsh” podcast.

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"Some people have very complex disabilities. Part of the social contract is they are supported", they said.

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The spokesperson did not immediately clarify which terms Yeezy.com violated, but Shopify informs users on its website they cannot engage in activities that “breach the social contract of commerce” and may not “call for, or threaten, violence against specific people or groups.”

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The Alba Party urged Swinney to reject any proposals from parties "that want to rip up the social contract that Alex Salmond delivered whilst in office".

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