Which statement best describes cancer cells? They grow as a single layer of cells.
They cease to reproduce after 20–50 mitotic divisions.
They reproduce only when needed to replace missing cells.
They are not regulated by contact inhibition.

They grow as a single layer of cells.

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you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.