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“To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?

A) Montesquieu’s theory of separation of power
B) John Locke’s idea of government needing a strong leader
C) Montesquieu’s theory of Divine Right
D) John Locke’s idea of the social contract

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I think the answer is D.
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