Jefferson and Rousseau

Jefferson and Rousseau Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s The Origin of Civil Society describe their theories based on the concept of freedom and liberty. They both search for a solution to try end tyranny and corruption. However the way they go about proposing solutions somewhat differs. For example, Rousseau’s theory of the Social Contract asks the people to sacrifice their natural liberty and ability to steal, in-exchange for …showed first 75 words of 944 total…

…showed last 75 words of 944 total…rights belong to the people. With these similarities lies small but noticeable differences. In Rousseau’s Social Contract, natural liberty and taking others belongings are sacrificed for better benefits. Jefferson’s Declaration nothing positive was sacrificed for what the Declaration offered. If Rousseau were alive to read Jefferson’s work, he would be proud to know Jefferson’s work changed the world for the better. Rousseau would definitely agree with Jefferson for the most part.