Which intellectual thinkers stated the citizens trade their own liberties and independence for the security and protection from the state

The correct answer is Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This concept that citizens would willingly give up some of their freedoms in order to be protected by the government is known as the social contract. This idea is still used in countries all across the world, especially in the United States. In the US, we vote for politicians to make laws for us. This allows society to have structure and holds people accountable for wrongdoing.