Select the correct phrases in the passage. Which words in the passage from the Declaration of Independence show the influence of the Enlightenment idea of natural law?
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed with their Creator with certain unalienable
rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 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 and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its
power in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
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