So Long Freedom, Hello Hysteria?
The Declaration of Independence sought not simply to free most of the mainland North American colonies from increasingly oppressive British rule, it sought to free Americans for all time from all oppressive governments. While much of the document details specific grievances against King George, the second paragraph clearly states “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.”
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