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Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence reflects the Enlightenment principle of natural rights?

A. The political bands which have connected them with another
B. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
C. At places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant
D. Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

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B. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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The phrase from the declaration of independence that reflects the Enlightenment principle of natural rights is: B. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

The basic enlightenment principle is to transfer the majority of power in society from the government to the hands of the people. This would granted the people with the rights to live, the freedom to conduct their own life and the rights to pursue their own passion and interest to fulfill their self actualization.

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