Declaration of Independence

Overview of Excerpt from Declaration

The excerpt chosen for this paper is one of the most powerful passages in the Declaration of Independence. It packs a punch equal to "We hold these truths to be self-evident…" because it actually states what the Colonies intended to do, and why they fully intended to do it. "…Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness] ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or 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 affect their Safety and Happiness…" (Baylor / Declaration of Independence). Thomas Jefferson could have been very succinct and just gone with this passage in his text, and it would have conveyed the sympathies of the signers; that said,...
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