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A Patriot’s view of the history and direction of our Country

Declaration of Independence
th
July 4 1776

In the preamble is the principle statement of separation, “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.” This is the right to a revolution, the right of

an oppressed people to disband or separate from their government

when their natural rights and the natural laws are violated.
“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 the pursuit of Life, Liberty

and Happiness.” This statement of human rights is probably the
most recognized words in the free world, and is as important as the

preceding statement of separation. They are learned at a young
age, and when heard it is immediately known what document these

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