The following quote is from a historical document. Which Enlightenment idea is being expressed in the quote?

"That to secure these rights, Government are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the consent of the government, That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

a. Age of Reason
b. Separation of Powers
c. Separation of Powers
d. Social Contract

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d. Social Contract
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