/VnFtad
/stEts v /amerika deklDESan v indapendans
/JMlF 4,
1776
wen
in H kPs v hVman ivents, it bikumz nesaserI fP wun pIpal t dizolv H palitikal
bAndz wic hAv kanektad Hem wiH anuHD, n t asVm amuN H pQDz v H xT, H sepDat n Ikwal
stESan t wic H lYz v nEvD n v nEcD’z /god intFtal Hem, a dIsant rispekt t H
apinjanz v mAnkFnd rikwFDz HAt HE SUd diklX H kYzaz wic impel Hem t H sepDESan.
wI hOld HIz trMHz t bI self-evidant:
HAt Yl men R krIEtad Ikwal;
HAt HE R indQd bF HX krIEtD wiH sxtan unElIanabal rFts; HAt amuN HIz R lFf,
libDtI n H pDsMt v hApinas; HAt t sikjx HIz rFts, guvDmants R institMtad amuN
men, dirFviN HX Just pQDz from H kansent v H guvDnd; HAt wenevD enI fPm v
guvDmant bikumz distruktiv v HIz endz, it iz H rFt v H pIpal t YltD P t aboliS
it, n t institMt nV guvDmant, lEiN its fQndESan on suc prinsapalz n PganFziN
its pQDz t suc fPm, Az t Hem SAl sIm mOst lFklI t ifekt HX sEftI n hApinas.
prMdans, indId, wil diktEt HAt guvDmants loN istAbliSt SUd not bI cEnJd fP lFt n
trAnzIant kYzaz; n akPdiNlI Yl ikspCIans hAT SOn, HAt mAnkFnd R mP dispOzd t
sufD, wFl Ivalz R sufDabal, HAn t rFt Hamselvz bF aboliSiN H fPmz t wic HE R
akustamd. but wen a loN trEn v abVsaz n VsDpESanz, pDsMiN invXIablI H sEm
obJekt ivinsaz a dizFn t radVs Hem undD AbsalMt despatizam, it iz HX rFt, it iz
HX dVtI, t TrO of suc guvDmant, n t pravFd nV gRdz fP HX fVcD sakjxatI. suc hAz
bIn H pESant sufDans v HIz kolanIz; n suc iz nQ H nasesatI wic kanstrEnz Hem t
YltD HX fPmD sistamz v guvDmant. H histDI v H prezant /kiN v /grEt /britan iz a
histDI v rapItad inJDIz n VsDpESanz, Yl hAviN in dFrekt obJekt H istAbliSmant v
an AbsalMt tiranI OvD HIz stEts. t prMv His, let fAkts bI sabmitad t a kAndid
wxld.
hI hAz rifVzd hiz asent t lYz,
H mOst hOlsam n nesaserI v H publik gUd.
hI hAz fDbidan hiz guvDmDz t
pAs lYz v imIdIat a presiN impPtans, unles saspendad in HX opDESan til hiz
asent SUd bI abtEnd; n wen sO saspendad,
hI hAz utDlI naglektad t atend t Hem.
hI hAz rafVzd t pAs uHD lYz fP
H akomadESan v lRJ distrikts v pIpal, unles HOz pIpal wUd raliNkwiS H rFt v
reprazentESan in H leJislacD, a rFt inestimabal t Hem v fDmidabal t tFrants
OnlI.
hI hAz kYld tageHD leJislativ
bodIz At plEsaz unVZMal, unkumfDtabal, n distant from H dapozatPI v HX publik
rekPdz, fP H sOl pxpas v fatIgiN Hem intM kamplFans wiH hiz meZDz.
hI hAz dizolvd reprazentativ
hQzaz rapItadlI, fP apOziN wiH mAnlI fxmnas hiz invEZanz on H rFts v H pIpal.
hI hAz rafVzd fP a loN tFm,
AftD suc disalMSanz, t kYz uHDz t bI alektad; wXbF H leJaslativ pQDz, inkEpabal
v anFalESan, hAv ratxnd t H pIpal At lRJ fP HX eksDsFz; H stEt ramEniN in H mIn
tFm ikspOzd t Yl H dEnJDz v invEZan from wiHQt, n kanvulSanz wiHin.
hI hAz abstruktad H
adminastrESan v Justis, bF rafVziN hiz asent t lYz fP istAbliSiN JMdiSDI pQDz.
hI hAz mEd JuJaz dapendant on
hiz wil alOn, fP H tenjD v HX ofisaz, n sent hiHD swPmz v ofisDz t hDAs QD
pIpal, n It Qt HX substans.
hI hAz kept amuN us, in tFmz v
pIs, stAndiN RmIz wiHQt kansent v QD leJislacDz.
hI hAz kambFnd wiH uHDz t sabJekt
us t a JxazdikSan fPan t QD konstatMSan, n unaknolaJd bF QD lYz; giviN hiz
asent t HX Akts v pratendad leJislESan:
fP kPtDiN kRJ bodIz v Rmd
trMps amuN us;
fP pratektiN Hem, bF mok
trFal, from puniSmant fP enI mxdDz wic HE SUd kamit on H inhAbitants v HIz
stEts;
fP kutiN of QD trEd wiH Yl
pRts v H wxld:-- fP impOziN tAksaz on us wiHQt QD kansent;
fP diprFviN us in menI kEsaz,
v H benafits v trFal bF JxI;
fP impOziN us bijond sIz t bI
trFd fP pritendad ofensaz;
fP aboliSiN H frI sistam v
iNgliS lYz in a nEbDiN provins, istAbliSiN HXin an RbitrerI guvDmant, n inlRJiN
its bQndDIz sO Az t rendD it At wuns an igzAmpal n fit instramant fP intradMsiN
H sEm AbsalMt rMl intM HIz kolanIz;
fP tEkiN awE QD cRtDz,
aboliSiN QD mOst vAljabal lYz, n YltDiN fundamentalI H fPmz v QD guvDmants;
fP saspendiN QD On leJislacDz,
n diklXiN Hemselvz investad wiH pQD t leJislEt fP us in Yl kEsaz wotsOevD.
hI hAz AbdikEtad guvDmant hC,
bF diklXiN us Qt v hiz pratekSan n wEJiN wP agenst us.
hI hAz plundDd QD sIz, rAvaJd
QD kOsts, bxnt QD tQnz, n distrqd H lFvz v QD pIpal.
hI iz At His tFm trAnspPtiN
lRJ RmIz v fPan mxsanerIz t kamplIt H wxks v deT, desalESan n tiranI, YlredI
bigun wiH sxkamstAns v krMltI & pxfadI skXslI pAraleld in H mOst bRbDas
EJaz, n tOtalI unwxHI H hed v a sivalFzd nESan.
hI hAz kanstrEnd QD felO
sitazanz tEkan kAptiv on H hF sIz t bX Rmz agenst HX kantrI, t bikum
eksakVSanDz v HX frends v breHran, P t fYl Hemselvz bF HX hAndz.
hI hAz iksFtad damestik
insDekSanz amuNst us, n hAz indevDd t briN on H inhAbitants v QD fruntCz, H
mxsalas /indIan sAvaJaz, hMz nOn rMl v wPfX, iz an undistiNgwiSt distrukSan v
Yl EJaz, seksaz n kandiSanz.
in evrI stEJ v HIz apreSanz wI
hAv patiSand fP ridres in H mOst humbla txmz: QD rapItad patiSanz hAv bIn AnsDd
OnlI bF rapItad inJDI. a /prins, hMz kAraktD iz Hus mRkt bF evrI Akt wic mE
difFn a tFrant, iz unfit t bI H rMlD v a frI pIpal.
nP hAv wI bIn wontiN in
atenSanz t QD /britiS breHran. wI hAv wPnd Hem from tFm t tFm v atempts bF HX
leJislacD t ikstend an unwPantabal JxazdikSan OvD us. wI hAv rimFndad Hem v H
sxkamstAns v QD emigrESan n setalmant hC. wI hAv apIld t HX nEtiv Justis n
mAgnanimatI, n wI hAv kunJDd Hem bF H tFz v QD koman kindrad t disavQ HIz
VsDpESanz, wic, wUd inevitablI intDupt QD kanekSanz n kPaspondans. HE tM hAv
bIn def t H vqs v Justis n konsANgwinatI. wI must, HXfP, AkwIes in H nasesatI,
wic danQnsaz QD sepDESan, n hOld Hem, Az wI hOld H rest v mAnkFnd, enamIz in
wP, in pIs frends.
wI, HXfP, H
reprazentativz v H /VnFtad /stEts v /amerika, in /JerDal /koNgres, asembald,
apIliN t H sMprIm JuJ v H wxld fP H rektitMd v QD intenSanz, dM, in H nEm, n bF
H YTPratI v H gUd pIpal v HIz kolanIz, solamlI publiS n diklX, HAt HIz VnFtad
kolanIz R, n v rFt Yt t bI frI n indapendant stEts; HAt HE R Abzolvd from Yl
alIJans t H /britiS krQn, n HAt Yl palitikal kanekSan batwIn Hem n H stEt v
/grEt /britan, iz n Yt t bI tOtalI dizolvd; n HAt Az frI n indapendant stEts,
HE hAv fUl pQD t levI wP, kanklMd pIs, kontrAkt alFansaz, istAbliS komxs, n dM
Yl uHD Akts n TiNz wic indapendant stEts mE v rFt dM. -- n fP H sapPt v His
deklDESan, wiH a fxm ralFans on H pratekSan v divFn providans, wI mVcMalI pleJ
t Ic uHD QD lFvz, QD fPcMnz n QD sEkrad onD.
trAnzlitDEtad
bF /hV /bxkanhed, 2003