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第27章 独立宣言 1(第1页)

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第27章独立宣言(1)

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托马斯·杰斐逊ThomasJefferson

托马斯·杰斐逊(1743—1826),生于美国弗吉尼亚州,1762年毕业于威廉与玛丽学院,1767年取得律师资格。杰斐逊于1769年进入殖民地议会,成为反英运动领袖之一。1774年发表的小册子《英属北美权利概要》为杰斐逊的重要作品,文中指出英国国会无权为殖民地制定法律。1775年他随弗吉尼亚代表团出席在费城举行的第二次大陆会议,1776年因起草《独立宣言》而名垂史册。《独立宣言》超越了一时一地的历史特殊意义,成为人类追求自身价值的伟大文献。

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&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。unalienableadj。(指权利等)不能让与的,不能剥夺的

2。plian。服从,听从,顺从

3。meraryadj。雇用的,为钱的,唯利是图的

4。ityn。血亲;同族;密切关系

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Prudendeed,willdictatethatGoversloablishedshouldnotbegedfhtadaglyallexperiehshewn,thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,thanthtthemselvesbyabolishiowhichtheyareaed。

ButwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpatiinvariablythesameobjecesadesighemueDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,tothrowoffsuent,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity。Suchhasbeesufferaheseies;andsuowtheywhistraiertheirformerSystemsofGover。

&oryofthepresentKiain(GeeIII)isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,allhavitheestablishmentofayraheseStates。Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmittedtoadidworld。

HehasrefusedhisAssenttoLaws,themostwholesomeandnecessaryforthepublicgood。

HehasforbiddeopassLawsofimmediateandpressingimportanlesssuspeheiroperationtillhisAssentshouldbeobtained,andwhensosuspeerlyendtothem。

HehasrefusedtopassotherLawsfortheaodatiedistrictsofpeople,uhosepeoplewouldreliofRepresentatioure,arightihemandformidabletotyrantsonly。

Hehascalledtislativebodiesatplausual,unfortableanddistantfromthedepositoryoftheirpublicRecords,forthesolepurposeoffatiguiopliahhismeasures。

HehasdissolvedRepresentativeHousesrepeatedly,fwithmanlyfirmnesshisinvasiosofthepeople。

Hehasrefusedftime,aftersuchdissolutions,tocauseotherstobeelected;wherebytheLegislativepoableofAnnihilatioothePeopleatlargefortheirexercise;theStateremainiimeexposedtoallthedangersofinvasionfromwithout,andswithin。

Hehaseopreveioes;forthatpurptheLawsforNaturalizatiopassotherstetheirmigrationshither,andraisiionsofneriationsofLands。

&ructedtheAdministrationofJustice,byrefusinghisAssenttoLawsforestablishingJudiciarypowers。

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