How does this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence exemplify the difference between a dictatorship and a democracy? It states that governments “deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship. It states that governments “deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship. It states that everyone has “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship. It states that everyone has “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship. It states that “all men are created equal,” which is true in a dictatorship but not in a democracy. It states that “all men are created equal,” which is true in a dictatorship but not in a democracy. It states that the Creator gives people “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.