"Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1763 book The Social Contract, the definition and role of government was explained in detail by the author.
The quotation from the Declaration of Independence that shows the influence of the idea of the social contract on the founders of the United States is "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
