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An excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"

"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."
This excerpt demonstrates how the founding fathers were influenced
by which idea?
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Limited Government
Limited Monarchy

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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

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