We believe all men are created equal and our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness cannot be taken away. A government promises to protect these rights and in turn the people give it authority. When a government does fulfill its duty, the people have the right to get rid of it and create a new one with a foundation based on protecting safety and happiness. People are cautious to eliminate a government because of a trivial, short-term problem. However, if …show more content…
The country is in a state of revolt which means we are unprepared to defend ourselves from attacks by other states or the violent protests happening …show more content…
(“He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.—”) The King has taken colonists at sea captive and forced them to join the British army and fight against their homeland, or he kills them.
Throughout these wrongful doings we have waited patiently for our formal requests to fix the problems to be answered. Our petitions have been ignored and more unjust uses of authority have followed. The King is a tyrant and incapable of being a leader of free people.
We have told the British about their legislature trying to unlawfully control us and have reminded them of the terms they agreed to when we settled in the colonies. We have gave them the opportunity to deny committing these unjust actions because we come from the same blood and ancestors. They are not listening, so it is necessary for us to separate. We will be enemies in times of war and friends in times of