Who is The Rich from The First and Second Discourses: By Jean-Jacques Rousseau and what is their importance? The_First_and_Second_Discourses:_By_Jean-Jacques_Rousseau English & Literature The Rich | The First and Second Discourses: By Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Rousseau believed that the wealthy felt threatened by the damage that would be done by the poor if they revolted against them. Thus, it was the wealthy who invented political power to insure the protection of their property. In the end, the wealthy afforded the state so much power that they too were ruled.