People should not just break off with governments for small, trivial, or even “silly” circumstances, especially if the government has been around for a long time. However, there is a bit of a caveat here. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes To rebel is a right! Like, revolting is a civic responsibility. Those are dangerous words! And therefore the result is the people have a RIGHT to change or get rid of the government. 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.ĪNY form…and in this case certainly inferring England. He was not voted to power from the consent of those governed: the colonies. But the irony is a democracy was not how the King (overseeing the colonies) was elected. And they are essentially established as an agreement amongst the people. So governments have a purpose, a function. ![]() 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 So the issue becomes almost a spiritual/religious one. There is also a nod to a higher power, that they are bestowed with rights. 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 This is like saying, “the polite thing to do is express WHY you are doing thisâ€â€¦and since the Founding Fathers are the ones initiating this gesture, the inference is that THEY are, essentially, “decent.†Independence Hall, where our Founding Fathers created the Declaration. In a way, the colonies’ efforts are made more credible by saying what is happening to them is something that can also happen to others.Īnd 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 by saying it happens in “human events”, it does this by talking more in general…that anyone may encounter such a situation. ![]() ![]() Right off the bat, the purpose of why this document has been prepared is established. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, The rhetoric–the art in how it achieves its goal to persuade the reader–is masterful. Still, I believe the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence is one of the greatest pieces of persuasive literature around. And, honestly, the bulk of the Declaration is a laundry list of offenses committed by England, and its King, George III. The Preamble is the beginning of the Declaration…pretty much the introduction to the purpose of the Declaration itself. ![]() And while the significance of the Declaration of Independence can not be overstated, to me the real power of the document is in the Preamble. I pause to think of the events that took place there leading up to July 4th, 1776. Whenever I visit my beloved hometown of Philadelphia, I always take time to tour the historical areas and snap a few pics around town, including Independence Hall. Our Literary Outdoors…
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