Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a carrier protein in a plasma membrane? a. it is a peripheral membrane protein. b. it exhibits a specificity for a particular type of molecule. c. it requires the expenditure of cellular energy to function. d. it works against diffusion. e. it has few, if any, hydrophobic amino acids.

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.

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