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
I find it ironic that the document is a declaration of "self evident truths"
Matthew Harris
Based and liberty pilled.
Elijah Baker
>truths to be self-evident >all men are created equal Maybe we should throw it out after all.
Jaxson Anderson
>implying nonwhites are men.
Nathaniel Torres
>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all white 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.
Lincoln Wilson
3/5th doesn't equal a man.
Michael Moore
Happy Birthday America
Andrew Davis
No link?
Xavier Rivera
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When 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.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." -- Lysander Spooner
All I can hear is Martin Lucifer Coon in my head. Goddamn him.
Jackson Powell
>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 Do false flags, perpetual war, police militarization, mass surveillance, elite power, and indefinite detention count as a long strain of abuses?
>He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
Letting the goddamned Indians run wild.
Camden Perez
Bump. God Bless America.
Dylan Sanders
I agree user >mfw I’m already on a gov watchlist Fuck you assholes, happy 4th
"... a state authority is entitled to demand respect and protection only when it meets the interests of a people, or at least does not harm them. There can be no such thing as state authority as an end in itself, for, if there were, every tyranny in this world would be unassailable and sacred. If, by the instrument of governmental power, a nationality is led toward its destruction, then rebellion is not only the right of every member of such a people - it is his duty. " "In general it should not be forgotten that the highest aim of human existence is not the preservation of a state, let alone a government, but the preservation of the species. And if the species itself is in danger of being oppressed or utterly eliminated, the question of legality is reduced to a subordinate role. Then, even if the methods of the ruling power are alleged to be legal a thousand times over, nonetheless the oppressed people's instinct of self-preservation remains the loftiest justification of their struggle with every weapon. "
>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal That's a yikes from me. >endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Weird, my Bible says blasphemers get the rope. I wonder (((who))) could be behind this.
Justin Barnes
bump for the 4th
Mason Perry
>with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
And they weren't kidding. Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
Jose Campbell
Pursuit of happiness is like a well regulated militia. Words had different meanings then.
Dylan Watson
Is pepe a Jew meme? I've only seen them use it.
Blake Phillips
he cute
Noah Nelson
Well you don't have the right to life according to my Bible, numerous things will cause God to kill you or order you to be killed. You don't have the right to liberty according to my Bible, unless you count being saved by Jesus but that doesn't include just flagrantly subverting your nation. And as far as the "pursuit of happiness" it means the same thing it means now, nothing.
Aiden King
This implies that we have equal rights not equal abilities. Blacks have just as much right as whites to try to live a good life, they are just less likely to succeed.
