Why must cells divide? give me two reasons,

Cells  divide so living things can grow. When organisms grow, it isn't because cells are getting larger. Organisms grow because cells are dividing to produce more and more cells

Explanation:

Well 1) Cells divide to replace old, dead, or damaged cells.

And 2) Cells divide so living things can grow or cells are dividing to produce more and more cells.

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.

thinking it would be physical characteristics