The quote expresses the Enlightenment idea of the Social Contract. It emphasizes that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed and that the people have the right to alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive to their rights and safety.
The following quote is from a historical document. Which Enlightenment idea is being expressed in the quote?
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers
Age of Reason
Age of Reason
Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
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