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Originally Posted by Botnst
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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The interesting point about this as I see it is an implicit acceptance of violence as a means of governmental change. Essentially legitimizing civil war for if government is of the opinion that their will trumps that of the people, and the people disagree there is no other way to effect that change. Hence he two civil wars that already occurred in US history. I have often wondered if and when a third will occur, or are the US populace too pussywhipped to ever attempt governmental change in the future?
- Peter.
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