Which of these internal feedback reactions does not need your brain? oa. your leg jumping when it is hit by a reflex hammer b. your deeper breathing when you need more oxygen c. your body temperature rising when you have an infection d. your heart beating faster when you are in danger

d your heart beating faster

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.