The Force of Freedom

Political Theory 27 (3):299-333 (1999)
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In ancient times, when persuasion played the role of public force, eloquence was necessary. Of what use would it be today, when public force has replaced persuasion. One needs neither art nor metaphor to say such is my pleasure. Jean Jacques Rousseau

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10.1177/0090591799027003001

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