That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the people to alter or to abolish it.-Apex
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It isn't reflected in the Declaration. The Declaration is a letter to the king telling why the colonies are declaring independence.
The Declaration of Independence founded the US government on the principles of human liberty and consent of the governed. The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies would no longer be a part of the British Empire.
Popular sovereignty arose from the Enlightenment teaching of Rousseau, Hobbes and Locke. It comes from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.