Rousseau echoes Locke’s support of the right to revolt through his similar theory of the social contract and the general will. Rousseau establishes the argument that a social structure is only legitimate if it exists according to the active will of all the populace. In his view, the sovereign is not a corporate entity but is composed of all the individuals in a society. Therefore, the general will serves as the sovereign. According to Rousseau, as long as the government abides by the general will, the subjects will continue to voluntarily transfer their rights to the community in order to secure their life and property. If actions are taken against the general will, then the people have the right to withdraw their obligation to obey or, in