Rousseau thought that the government was created by sovereignty; the legitimacy of government depends on commission from the people, and its power and behavior must obey the general will; the forms of government are not important.

• 卢梭认为,政府起源于主权者的创制,是主权者与臣民的中间体;政府的合法性在于人民的委托,其权限和行为要服从公意;政府的形式并不重要,关键是保障人民权益,服从公意。