Read the excerpts from historical documents.
From the Declaration of Independence:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another, and
to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the
separate and equal station to which the
Laws
of
Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel
them to the
separation.
From the Declaration of Sentiments:
When, in the course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one portion of the
family of main to
assume among the people of
the earth a position
different from that which they
have hitherto
occupied,
but one to which the laws
of nature and of nature's
How are these excerpts similar?
Both insist that drastic action requires a statement
of rationale.
Both claim that revolutionary change requires
hostile combat.
Both suggest that oppressive parties should be
punished.
Both demand that laws change based on popular
beliefs.
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