>>103He was essentially a romantic about pre-capitalist and pre-feudal societies, but recognised that society was something we have now, and have to deal with. With model for an "ideal" society is something we might associate with anarcho-communism now, with co-operating small states/societies run by direct democratic councils formed of every adult member of that community. But a lot of his work focuses on the concept of the "General Will" - the idea of truly willing something that is best for everyone, not just your self - and "finding the General Will".
This is a good quote from his work "The Discourse on Inequality":
"The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said "This is mine," and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody."
But I would recommend "The Social Contract" for more political philosophy.