独立宣言 The Declaration of Independence（1/2）
托马斯·杰斐逊 / Thoas Jefferson
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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1.unalienable [,?neilj?n?bl] adj.（指权利等）不能让与的，不能剥夺的
2.pliance [k?p??ns] n.服从，听从，顺从
3.rary [?:s?,neri:] adj.雇用的，为钱的，唯利是图的
4.nsanguity [,k?ns?ngw?n?ti:] n.血亲；同族；密切关系
Whenthe Course of huas, it bees necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have ed the with another, and to assu aong the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle the, a det respect to the opions of ankd requires that they should decre the caes which ipel the to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all n are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certa unalienable Rights, that aong these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happess.That to secure these rights, Governnts are stituted aong Men, derivg their jt powers fro theof the goverhat whenever any For of Governnt bees destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to stitute new Governnt, yg its foundation on such prciples and anizg its powerssuch for, as to the shall see ost likely to effect their Safety and Happess.
Prudence, deed, will dictate that Governnts loablished should not be ged fht and tra caes; and aly all experieh shewn, that ankd are ore disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than tht theselves by abolishg the fors to which they are atod.
But when a long tra of abes and urpations, pursug variably the sa object evces a design to reduce the under absote Despotis, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Governnt, and to provide new Guards for their future security.Such has beeient sufferance of these ies; and such is now the y whistras the to alter their forr Systes of Governnt.
The history of the present Kg of Great Brita （Gee III） is a history of repeated juries and urpations, all havgdirect object the establishnt of an absote Tyranny over these States.To prove this, let Facts be subitted to a did world.
He has refed his Assent to Laws, the ost wholeso and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of idiate and pressg iportance, unless speheir operation till his Assent should be obtaed, and when so spended, he has utterly ed to attend to the.
He has refed to pass other Laws for the aoodation e districts of people, uhose people would relquish the right of Representationthe Legisture, a right estiable to the and foridable to tyrants only.
He has called together legistive bodies at pces unual, unfortable and distant fro the depository of their public Rerds, for the sole purpose offatigug the to pliah his asures.
He has dissolved Representative Hoes repeatedly, for opposg with anly firness his vasions on the rights of the people.
He has refed for a long ti, after such dissotions, to cae others to be elected; whereby the Legistive powers, capable of Annihition, have returo the People at rge for their exercise; the State reagthe anti exposed to all the dangers of vasion fro without, and nvulsions with.
He has endeavored to prevent the popution of these States; for that purposethe Laws for Naturalization of Fners; refg to pass others to enurage their igrations hither, and raisg the nditions of neropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Adistration of Jtice, by refg his Assent to Laws for establishg Judiciary powers.
He has ade Judges depe on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the aount and paynt of their saries.
He has erected a ultitude of new offices, a hither swars of officers to harass our people, a out their substance.
He has kept aong ,tis of peace, Standg Aries, without theof istures.
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