Which quote from the Declaration of Independence shows that the signers believed government is based on a social contract? A.“to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
B.“Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes…”
C.“these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States…”
D.“For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world…”