separate and equal station to which the He also wants to punish people without a fair Natural Rights “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle and jury. them” hold these truths to be self-evident, that “we 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.” opinions of mankind requires that they has refused to sign laws that our leaders have The Social Contract “the should declare the causes which impel them to written the separation” The King has taken control of the Judges in our secure these rights, governments are court system. Judges cannot be fair if someone “to instituted among Men, deriving their just else is controlling their jobs and how much powers from the consent of the governed.” money they make. we have made a great effort to tell the King how we feel. We wanted to resolve this peacefully but it has only escalated. A King that does not rule fairly should not be able to rule. becomes necessary for one people to The King took our ships, and has burned our The Right to Revolt “it dissolve the political bands which have villages and killed many people. connected them with another.” The King has carried out several acts of war. any form of government becomes A King that does not rule fairly should not be “whenever destructive of these ends, it is the right of the able to rule. of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.” a long train of abuses…reduce them “when under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, among the powers of the earth” The King has also ignored the laws of our Popular Sovereignty “assume are instituted among Men, American government. “governments deriving their just powers from the consent of as representatives of the United States of the governed” America want God to judge our acts. We to them shall seem most declare today that Great Britain will no longer “Government…as likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” be a ruler over us and that we should be free and independent states.
Natural Rights “the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them” “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.” He also wants to punish people without a fair and jury. The Social Contract “the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation” “to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” has refused to sign laws that our leaders have written The King has taken control of the Judges in our court system. Judges cannot be fair if someone else is controlling their jobs and how much money they make. we have made a great effort to tell the King how we feel. We wanted to resolve this peacefully but it has only escalated. A King that does not rule fairly should not be able to rule. The Right to Revolt “it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.” “whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.” “when a long train of abuses…reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, The King took our ships, and has burned our villages and killed many people. The King has carried out several acts of war. A King that does not rule fairly should not be able to rule. Popular Sovereignty “assume among the powers of the earth” “governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” “Government…as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” The King has also ignored the laws of our American government. as representatives of the United States of America want God to judge our acts. We declare today that Great Britain will no longer be a ruler over us and that we should be free and independent states.
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