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hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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.

2007-06-19 12:10:45 · 5 answers · asked by mY LoVe iS LiKe wHoa! 1 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

I forgot to put the W in when

2007-06-19 12:11:17 · update #1

i'm so sorry i was in a hurry that i didnt even write the question...lol, ummmm how would you write this in your own words?

2007-06-19 21:40:08 · update #2

5 answers

OK, you can copy the Declaration of Independence (which is capitalized) very well. Now, what is your question!

Perhaps it is too bad they didn't put most of it in the U.S. Constitution!

They did put the part about overthrowing the government in my state constitution however. We were the 9th state!

"[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.

June 2, 1784" New Hampshire

2007-06-19 12:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0 1

The amazing thing is, you could write The Declaration of Independence on about 4 sheets of paper. The Constitution Could be written on around 20 sheets of paper. Now most of the laws written today take about 100 pages just to write definitions of who the law might affect.

2007-06-19 19:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

very good. Now what is the question?

2007-06-19 19:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by iammisc 5 · 0 1

Yup, that would be the right document. :)

2007-06-19 19:20:07 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0 1

and your point?

2007-06-19 19:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0 1

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