How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment view the relationship between government and the governed?

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Sezin Karli · Answer 1 · 2016-11-27T22:08:18+0000

It had long been assumed that the people being governed "belonged" to those governing. The Enlightened flipped this view around--saying the the government belonged to the people.

How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment view the relationship between government and the governed?

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