The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact, and our national policies must take account of it.” – 1960 wrt to African decolonisation PHILOSOPHERS ROUSSEAU: Pol philosophy & socialism: ∙ Greed corrupted man 🡪 strong captured land & property & forced week to obey them 🡪 ideal time human being had when there was no pvt property 🡪 perfect world man in natural state ∙ Natural inequality 🡪 can b tolerated as it id beyond control ∙ Inequality Created by society must b removed Pol philosophy & democracy: ∙ Social contract theory & general will ∙ Sovereignty in hands of people + distinction b/s govt & sovereignty ∙ Man is born free & everywhere he is in chains Pol philosophy & absolutism: ∙ General will not consensus of individual members of society as that contains pvt interest too ∙ Submission to authority of general will of people even by abandoning
All that shines is not gold. All that takes law are not lawyers.