/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