Read the excerpts from historical documents.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 man 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
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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