Power is not just about control, but about responsibility.
In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.
唯一能让双方都幸福的关系是没有感伤主义的位置,双方都不对对方的生活和自由提出任何要求的关系。