独立宣言 The Declaration of Independence(第2页)
&amongus,intimesofpeadihoutthetislatures。
HehasaffectedtorearyiofaheCivilpower。
HehasbiherstosubjectustoajurisdifntoourstitutionandunaowledgedbyivinghisAssesofpreteion:
Febodiesofarmedtroopsamongus;
FthembyamockTrialfrompuforanyMurderswhichtheyshoulditoaes;
Foffourtradeartsoftheworld;
Ftaxesonuswithoutourt;
Fusinmaheberialbyjury;
Fortranspusbeyoobetriedforpretendedoffences;
ForabolishiemofEnglishLawsinaneighbProviablishingthereinanArbitrarygover,andenlargingitsBouoreonexampleandfitifthesameabsoluteruleintotheseies;
Fawayourcharters,abolishingourmostvaluableLawsandalteriheformsovers;
Forsuspendingislatures,ahemselvesihpislateforusisoever。
Hehasabdientherebydegusoutofhisprotedwagingwaragainstus。
Hehasplunderedourseas,ravagedourcoasts,burntourtowhelivesofourpeople。
&histimetranspearmiesopletetheworksofdeath,desolationandtyranny,alreadybegunwithcesofdperfidyscarcelyparalleledibarbarousages,andtotallyunworthytheheadofacivilizednation。
Hehasedourfellowstakehehighseastairy,tobeetheexeersoftheirfriendsaofallthemselvesbytheirhands。
&ageoftheseoppressioionedforredressihumbleterms。Ourrepeatedpetitionshavebeenansweredoedinjury。Aprieristhusmarkedbyeveryactwhichmaydefi,isuherulerofafreepeople。
NorhavewebeenwantioourBritishbrethren。
Wehavewarimetotimeofattemptsbytheirlegislaturetoextendanunwarrantablejurisdioverus。
Wehaveremiheigratiohere。
ealedtotheiridmagnanimity,andwehavejuredthembythetiesofouroodisavowtheseusurpations,whichwouldiablyioursanddence。
&oohavebeehevoiceofjustidofity。Wemust,therefore,acquiesthey,whicesourSeparation,andholdthem,asweholdtherestofmankind,Enemiesineads。
&herefore,therepreseheUeseneralgress,Assembled,appealingteoftheworldfortherectitudeofouriions,do,inthename,ayofthegoodpeopleoftheseies,solemnlypublishaheseunitediesare,andhttobefreeaates;thattheyareabsolvedfromallAllegiaishdthatallpolitiebetweeheStateofGreatBritainisandoughttobetotallydissolved;andthatasfreeaates,theyhavefullpowertolevywar,cludePeatraces,establisherdtodoallotherAdThingswhidentstatesmayhtdo。
AofthisDe,withafirmreliaionofdivineprovideuallypledgetoeachotherourlives,ourfortunesandoursaor。