What are the reasons in which Rousseau believes in a government by the people?

Rousseau
believes that a government "by the people" is possible only when some elements fall
into place.  The first would be that individuals have to fully recognize that social settings do
a great deal to add to the corruptibility of mankind.  When Rousseau speaks the idea of,
"Man is born free, but lives in chains," he speaks of the notion that individuals must
break free of such a social condition, he speaks of attempting to...