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Necessity of inquiring into the political sense of the word representation at the time when a representative government began to be formed.

Mistaken theories on this subject.

Rousseau's theory, which denies representation and insists on individual sovereignty.

Theories of writers who attempt to reconcile the principle of representation with that of individual sovereignty.

Erroneousness of the idea that the sovereignty belongs to the majority.

True idea of representation.