It is called the State by its members when it is passive, and the Sovereign when it is active, and a Power when compared with its equals. With regard to the members themselves, collectively they are known as the people and individually as citizens, as members of the city or participants in the sovereign authority , and subjects when they are subjected to the same authority.
Ainsi le contrat social na jamais besoin dautre garant que la force publique, parce que la lésion ne peut jamais venir que des particuliers; et alors ils ne sont pas pour cela libres de leur engagement, mais punis de lavoir violé.