The idea of ​​a utopian state is one that many people have hoped for or thought about, a place where all people are treated equal and free. Jean Jacques Rousseau developed the theory of sovereign government and the “general steering wheel”, that is to say the general will, in his book The Social Contract. His theory poses some problems, for example, citizens will not be in similar situations, and therefore if the law were passed it would have different impacts on different people, leaving the minority at a disadvantage. Even if citizens can help define the general will, they may not be incentivized to follow it, leading to an imbalance in equality. The will of the rulers can be a general will, as long as the sovereign agrees, this can lead to authoritarianism. Any act of general will commits all citizens, because the sovereign only sees the body of the State and not the individuals who compose it. The legislature is responsible for giving citizens a false sense or illusion of free will, thus completely destroying Rousseau's theory of the coexistence of free citizens. Rousseau's sovereign government and general Volante do not allow the coexistence of free and equal citizens. Rousseau’s “Free State” does not allow for the coexistence of free and equal citizens because a collective will cannot be established. This is due to people's individual interests and different lifestyles, which means that the collective will is in the majority. This state will also fail to be “free” because the government can have complete authority over the state, making the collective will be whatever it desires. The coexistence of equal citizens cannot be established when laws do not apply equally to each individual. Rousseau's sovereign government is a form of democracy in which...... middle of paper ...... (1950). The social contract: and the discourses (New American ed.). New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc. Rousseau, J. (1945). The confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau. New York: Modern Library. The Enlightenment in Europe. (nd). classzone.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013 from www.martinsmwh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/The-Enlightenment-in-Europe.pdfWoolner, H. (nd). To what extent can “The Social Contract” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and “G.” by John Berger be effective? It can be said that it shows democracy as the best political model for a society. Innervate. Accessed September 22, 2013 at www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/documents/innervate/08-09/0809woolnerrepresentingdemocracy.pdfRousseau, discourse on the origin of inequalities, part I. (nd). Notes for Philosophy 166. Retrieved September 22, 2013, from philosopherfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/courses/166RousseauDISCOURSE.pdf