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The social contract theory posits that the state originated from an agreement among individuals who initially lived in a state of nature without government or laws. This theory describes the transition from the state of nature to civil society through a social contract, leading to the establishment of government. Prominent thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau have supported and elaborated on this theory.

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Subash

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