“The democratic principle, enunciated in the words of the Declaration of Independence, declared that government was secondary, that the people who established it were primary. Thus, the future of democracy depended on the people, and their growing consciousness of what was the decent way to relate to their fellow human beings all over the world.”
-Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, 2003
Which concept articulated in the Declaration of Independence is most accurately reflected by the quote produced above?
“The democratic principle, enunciated in the words of the Declaration of Independence, declared that government was secondary, that the people who established it were primary. Thus, the future of democracy depended on the people, and their growing consciousness of what was the decent way to relate to their fellow human beings all over the world.”
-Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, 2003
Which concept articulated in the Declaration of Independence is most accurately reflected by the quote produced above?
The right to bear arms
The representation before taxation
The consent of the governed
The unalienable right to happiness