Which statement from the Declaration of Independence' best reflects the Enlightenment idea of natural rights?
A. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
B. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and
to institute new Govement.
C. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.
D. We, therefore ... solemnly publish and declare, That these United
Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent
States