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Which Enlightenment philosopher introduced the idea that people enter a social contract with the purpose of maintaining order in society?

AThomas Hobbes

B.John Locke


C.William Blackstone


D.Charles-Louis Montesquie

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It was "B. John Locke" who was the Enlightenment philosopher who introduced the idea that people enter a social contract with the purpose of maintaining order in society, since this was a major inspiration for the Founding Fathers of the United States. 

It was Hobbes who initiated the entire social contract concept. Locke furthered it, but Hobbes was first.

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