Difference between revisions of "Declaration of Independence commented"
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There are any number of explanations available for the Declaration of Independence. A few are noted at the bottom of this page. CW has taken the liberty of adding a few. You are welcome to add some of yours. | There are any number of explanations available for the Declaration of Independence. A few are noted at the bottom of this page. CW has taken the liberty of adding a few. You are welcome to add some of yours. | ||
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:This is the fundamental principle on which the differences between the colonies and England were based. | :This is the fundamental principle on which the differences between the colonies and England were based. | ||
| − | :*This idea, this fact of fundamental rights with which everyone is endowed, and which are immutable (unalienable, can not be discarded or renounced) was invoked time and again in the 13 years leading up to the Declaration. [[ | + | :*This idea, this fact of fundamental rights with which everyone is endowed, and which are immutable (unalienable, can not be discarded or renounced) was invoked time and again in the 13 years leading up to the Declaration. [[pagename|insert link]] |
::It is the premise on which a people's right to independence is based. | ::It is the premise on which a people's right to independence is based. | ||
::It is the premise underlying the right of a people to be governed only by their consent. | ::It is the premise underlying the right of a people to be governed only by their consent. | ||
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''— 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.'' | ''— 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.'' | ||
| + | :The tenure of a government is dependent on its good behavior. | ||
| + | :*When a government goes beyond its 'just powers', the governed have the right to change it or abolish it - | ||
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