Which of the following is an advantage to dormancy? a) seeds can be dispersed farther away from a parent plant. b) it allows young plants to emerge in bitterly cold weather. c) it prevents pollination of the wrong plant species. d) it allows fruit to grow during the best seasons.

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.