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Which best illustrates the colonial view on where government power should come from? A. "a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people" B. "that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights" C. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" D. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men"

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D. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men"
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D. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men"

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men" shows that the power of government came from the population. According to this sentence, the people must participate in the actions of the government, first because the government must be submissive to the will of the people and because the people must guarantee that their rights are guaranteed and guaranteed.

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