WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World. |
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WE hold these Truths to be more disposed to suffer, while self-evident, that all Men are Evils are sufferable, than to created equal, that they are right themselves by abolishing endowed by their Creator with the Forms to which they are certain unalienable Rights, accustomed. But when a long that among these are Life, Train of Abuses and Liberty and the Pursuit of Usurpations, pursuing Happiness -- That to secure invariably the same Object, these Rights, Governments are evinces a Design to reduce instituted among Men, deriving them under absolute Despotism, their just Powers from the it is their Right, it is their Consent of the Governed, that Duty, to throw off such whenever any Form of Government, and to provide new Government becomes destructive Guards for their future of these Ends, it is the Right Security. Such has been the of the People to alter or to patient Sufferance of these abolish it, and to institute Colonies; and such is now the new Government, laying its Necessity which constrains Foundation on such Principles, them to alter their former and organizing its Powers in Systems of Government. The such Form, as to them shall History of the present King of seem most likely to effect Great-Britain is a History of their Safety and Happiness. repeated Injuries and Prudence, indeed, will dictate Usurpations, all having in that Governments long direct Object the established should not be Establishment of an absolute changed for light and Tyranny over these States. To transient Causes; and prove this, let Facts be accordingly all Experience submitted to a candid World. |
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