Which quotation from the preamble to the declaration of independence supports the idea that the united states is based on a social contract? “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” “prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.” “[t]hey are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”