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Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the excerpt?

Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the excerpt?-example-1
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c tthe social contract of the governmen

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social contract or social compact

(in the theories of Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, and others) an agreement, entered into by individuals, that results in the formation of the state or of organized society, the prime motive being the desire for protection, which entails the surrender of some or all personal liberties

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