Which Enlightenment thinker argued that the people and their ruler are parties to a social contract that defines the rights and powers of each?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued in his work "The Social Contract" that the people and their ruler enter into a social contract where individuals agree to be governed in exchange for protection of their natural rights. This contract defines the rights and powers of both parties and emphasizes the idea of popular sovereignty.

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