在自然状态下,所有人确实生而平等,但他们不能保持这种平等。社会使他们失去了这种平等,他们只有通过法律的保护才能重新获得它。
【译文】杀人一万,自己也要损失三千。说一句伤害别人的话,就像用刀割别人的心一样。
The first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force.