Historical Essay

The following truths are so obvious that they are self evident: every human being is created equal and have been given some inalienable rights by God, including the right to life, the right to live that life as they see fit, and the right to pursue whatever makes them happy. In order to secure these rights men create governments whose power is derived from the consent of the people. Whenever a government impinges on the rights of its citizens, people have the right to abolish it or to change its structure and to create in its stead a government better suited to protecting those rights. Of course, common sense dictates that governments should not be overthrown except in the most dire of circumstances, because history has shown that men are disposed to suffer the most grievous wrongs rather than change the status quo. Nevertheless, there comes a time when enough is enough, and when the government's abuse becomes tyrannical, it is the citizen's right and, indeed, duty, to overthrow the government. The colonies have suffered long and hard, and now they must change their form of government. The present King of England has been a tyrant who has injured the citizens and usurped their rights. We can prove thi

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Approximate Word count = 1122
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)

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