Thomas Jefferson's Response To The Declaration Of Independence
Fellow Americans, we have been in "patient Sufferance" for far too long. No longer should be tolerant of this tyrant. No longer shall we be patient in our sufferings. It is time to take action with not just our words, but our hands. No longer shall we be subjected to a tyrant who forbids us of our basic human rights in which God has entitled to us. He continually denied the people of any freedom that they deserved and placed them in a deeper bondage than ever before.
When Thomas Jefferson sat down and wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he could not have imagined that it is still used as the framework for our country over 200 years later. When it was first read to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, it immediately became the voice of the nation crying out to Britain that they will no longer be subjected to their rule. It became a much-needed declaration of freedom from Britain. …show more content…
The title of king itself supplies the bearer with too much power for which one man can hold. "All Men are created equal." He had none that denied him of any of his wants and desires, whether personally or politically. A ruler must only be able to derive their "Powers from the Consent of the Governed," of which the king had none. Wise rulers must surround themselves with those they trust. The best rulers truly represent their people.
How can a ruler truly rule when he has "abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection, and waging War against us?" He has "sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People." He has forced the colonists' hand into waging war against him by not ruling as one should. He even pardoned his men who murdered the colonists. He showed exactly how much he cared for his people by letting criminals free and subjugating the
When Thomas Jefferson sat down and wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he could not have imagined that it is still used as the framework for our country over 200 years later. When it was first read to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, it immediately became the voice of the nation crying out to Britain that they will no longer be subjected to their rule. It became a much-needed declaration of freedom from Britain. …show more content…
The title of king itself supplies the bearer with too much power for which one man can hold. "All Men are created equal." He had none that denied him of any of his wants and desires, whether personally or politically. A ruler must only be able to derive their "Powers from the Consent of the Governed," of which the king had none. Wise rulers must surround themselves with those they trust. The best rulers truly represent their people.
How can a ruler truly rule when he has "abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection, and waging War against us?" He has "sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People." He has forced the colonists' hand into waging war against him by not ruling as one should. He even pardoned his men who murdered the colonists. He showed exactly how much he cared for his people by letting criminals free and subjugating the