What values and beliefs about the role of government are expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

Explanation: The values and beliefs that are included in the Declaration of Independence come from the ideas of the Enlightenment. These are first and foremost values such as natural rights that are inherent to everyone and to which all people are equal. So the fundamental value of people are the natural rights and they are life, freedom and the pursuit of personal happiness. Natural rights come from the belief that the creator has left everything created, for humans to govern through the laws of nature. Thus, all people are responsible under natural law for the natural environment and society. In society, everyone is equal on the basis of the aforementioned rights, which is why people choose a government that will protect and guarantee their natural rights (life, liberty and pursuit of personal happiness). The authority and power of government comes from the people, and that is why if the government neglects its duty to protect human rights, the people have the right to replace it.