... of the people, if their individual opinion is in the minority they accept that they would not be free because their opinion would not be the general will, which is what they want. For this type of state to survive, it must be small enough for everyone within it to take part in the decision-making, all issues must be fully discussed without any interference from outside and each individual must exercise their social conscience. To achieve this social freedom people would have to abandon personal freedom, which would be very difficult as they are instinctively selfish. "The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons" is a painting by Jacques-Louis David completed in 1789. It is a large oil on canvas measuring 3.25mts x 4.22mts in the Neo-Classical style and was painted for an exhibition at the Salon in Paris. This painting falls into the genre of history paintings, its ...

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