law is accordingly,an expression of the General Will, which is the will of the society for the common good. It,therefore, demands my respect. But common good is also my good; and so finally, in obeying the law I am pursuing my own best interests and achieving what I really will " It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty....It is the celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment, and not to behave inconsistently with himself.