In other words, the government derives its power from the people through a social contract.

Of course on diverted trade the government does not derive tariff revenue.

Our country was founded on the belief that government derives its "just powers from the consent of the governed."

Don't you tell us all, once a year, that governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed?

"A government derives its powers from the just consent of the governed," I quoted, nodding.

Second, our government derives its power from the people.

The government of the Nation derived from and rested upon consent of the people.

According to Notonagoro, the government derives its powers from its citizens.

At the same time, isn't it also true that any popular government derives its legitimacy from the active involvement of its citizens?

All governments, even tyrannies, ultimately derive their power from the consent of the people that they govern.