The Social Contract · Character
Lycurgus
Legendary lawgiver of Sparta, cited for his constitution.
minor
Also known as the great Lycurgus, Lycurgus
First appearance: The Legislator
Lycurgus shows up with force in Whether the General Will Is Fallible. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as the founder of the sublime system of no partial societies within the state.
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In Whether the General Will Is Fallible: Cited as the founder of the sublime system of no partial societies within the state. Later, in The Legislator: Mentioned as an example of a legislator who resigned the throne…
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