Which passage from the Declaration of Independence reflects the Enlightenment idea of the rule of law?

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Tucker Chung

15 November, 05:33

Which passage from the Declaration of Independence reflects the Enlightenment idea of the rule of law?

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Gilberto Roman · Answer 1

Under the passage pertaining to the Describing the consent of the governed. It iterates, "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed".

The passage implies that the government was made for the people as such it should be just is subject for changes to accommodate the issues of the people. The people will run the government not the other way around.