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O P IN ION 4A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , JULY 3 , 2015 ‘W e h o l d t h e s e t r u t h s t o b e s e l f - e v i d e n t ’ W h en in th e cou r s e o f hum an ev en t s i t b e com e s n e c e s s a ry fo r on e p eo - p l e to d i s so lv e th e po l i t i c a l b and s wh i ch h av e conn e c t ed th em w i th ano th e r and to a s sum e , among th e pow e r s o f th e e a r th , th e s ep a r a t e and equ a l s t a t ion to wh i ch th e l aw o f n a tu r e and o f n a tu r e ’ s God en t i t l e th em , a d e c en t r e sp e c t to th e op in ion s o f m ank ind r equ i r e s th a t th ey shou ld d e c l a r e th e c au s e s wh i ch imp e l th em to th e s ep - a r a t ion . W e ho ld th e s e t ru th s to b e s e l f - ev id en t : Th a t a l l m en a r e c r e a t ed equ a l ; and th ey a r e endow ed by th e i r C r e a to r w i th c e r t a in in a l i en ab l e r igh t s ; th a t among th e s e a r e l i f e , l ib e r ty and th e pu r su i t o f h app in e s s . Th a t , to s e cu r e th e s e r igh t s , gov e rn - m en t s a r e in s t i tu t ed among m en , d e r iv ing gov e rn ed ; th a t , wh en ev e r any fo rm o f gov e rnm en t b e com e s d e s t ru c t iv e to th e s e end s , i t i s th e r igh t o f th e p eop l e to a l t e r o r to abo l i sh i t , and to in s t i tu t e n ew gov e rn - m en t , l ay ing i t s found a t ion on su ch p r in - c ip l e s , and o r g an i z ing i t s pow e r s in su ch fo rm , a s to th em sh a l l s e em mo s t l ik e ly to e f f e c t th e i r s a f e ty and h app in e s s . P rud en c e , ind e ed , w i l l d i c t a t e th a t gov - e rnm en t s long e s t ab l i sh ed shou ld no t b e ch ang ed fo r l igh t and t r an s i en t c au s - e s ; and a c co rd ing ly a l l exp e r i en c e h a th shown th a t m ank ind a r e mo r e d i spo s ed to su f f e r , wh i l e ev i l s a r e su f f e r ab l e , th an to r igh t th em s e lv e s by abo l i sh ing th e fo rm s to wh i ch th ey a r e a c cu s tom ed . Bu t wh en a long t r a in o f abu s e s and u su rp a t ion s , pu r su ing inv a r i ab ly th e s am e und e r ab so lu t e d e spo t i sm , i t i s th e i r r igh t , i t i s th e i r du ty , to th row o f f su ch gov e rn - m en t , and to p rov id e n ew gu a rd s fo r th e i r fu tu r e s e cu r i ty . Su ch h a s b e en th e p a t i en t su f f e r an c e o f th e s e co lon i e s ; and su ch i s now th e n e c e s s i ty wh i ch con s t r a in s th em to a l t e r th e i r fo rm e r Sy s t em s o f Gov e rnm en t . Th e h i s to ry o f th e p r e s en t K ing o f G r e a t e s t ab l i shm en t o f an ab so lu t e ty r anny ov e r th e s e s t a t e s . T o p rov e th i s , l e t f a c t s b e sub - m i t t ed to a c and id wo r ld . H th e a c commod a t ion s o f l a r g e d i s t r i c t s o f p eop l e , un l e s s tho s e p eop l e wou ld r e l in - qu i sh th e r igh t o f . r ep r e s en t a t ion in th e l eg i s l a tu r e — a r igh t in e s t im ab l e to th em , and fo rm id ab l e to ty r an t s on ly . H e h a s c a l l ed tog e th e r l eg i s l a t iv e bod - i e s a t p l a c e s unu su a l , un com fo r t ab l e , and d i s t an t f rom th e d epo s i to ry o f th e i r pub l i c r e co rd s , fo r th e so l e pu rpo s e o f f a t igu ing th em in to comp l i an c e w i th h i s m e a su r e s . H e h a s d i s so lv ed r ep r e s en t a t iv e hou s - e s r ep e a t ed ly , fo r oppo s ing , w i th m an ly Fo r t r an spo r t ing u s b eyond th e s e a s , to b e t r i ed fo r p r e t end ed o f f en s e s : Fo r abo l i sh ing th e f r e e sy s t em o f En - g l i sh l aw s in a n e ighbo r ing p rov in c e , e s t ab l i sh ing th e r e in an a rb i t r a ry gov e rn - m en t , and en l a r g ing bound a r i e s , so a s to - m en t fo r in t rodu c ing th e s am e ab so lu t e ru l e in to th e s e co lon i e s : Fo r t ak ing aw ay ou r ch a r t e r s , abo l - i sh ing ou r inv a lu ab l e l aw s , and a l t e r ing , fund am en t a l ly , th e fo rm s o f ou r gov e rn - m en t s : Fo r su sp end ing ou r own l eg i s l a tu r e s , and d e c l a r ing th em s e lv e s inv e s t ed w i th pow e r to l eg i s l a t e fo r u s in a l l c a s e s wh a t - so ev e r . H e h a s abd i c a t ed gov e rnm en t h e r e , by d e c l a r ing u s ou t o f h i s p ro t e c t ion and w ag ing w a r ag a in s t u s . H e h a s p lund e r ed ou r s e a s , r av ag ed ou r co a s t s , bu rn ed ou r town s , and d e - s t roy ed th e l iv e s o f ou r p eop l e . H e i s a t th i s t im e t r an spo r t ing l a r g e a rm i e s o f fo r e ign m e r c en a r i e s to comp l e t e th e wo rk s o f d e a th , d e so l a t ion and ty r an - ny , a l r e ady b egun w i th c i r cum s t an c e s o f p eop l e . H e h a s r e fu s ed fo r a long t im e , a f t e r su ch d i s so lu t ion s , to c au s e o th e r s to b e e l e c t ed ; wh e r eby th e l eg i s l a t iv e pow e r s , in c ap ab l e o f ann ih i l a t ion , h av e r e tu rn ed to th e p eop l e a t l a r g e fo r th e i r ex e r c i s e ; th e s t a t e r em a in ing in th e m e an t im e expo s ed to a l l th e d ang e r s o f inv a s ion f rom w i th - ou t , and convu l s ion s w i th in . H e h a s end e avo r ed to p r ev en t th e pop - u l a t ion o f th e s e s t a t e s ; fo r th a t pu rpo s e ob s t ru c t ing th e l aw s fo r n a tu r a l i z a t ion o f fo r e ign e r s ; r e fu s ing to p a s s o th e r s to en - cou r ag e th e i r m ig r a t ion h i th e r , and r a i s ing th e cond i t ion s o f n ew app rop r i a t ion s o f th e mo s t b a rb a rou s ag e s , and to t a l ly un - l and s . r thy o f th e h e ad o f a c iv i l i z ed n a t ion . H e h a s ob s t ru c t ed th e adm in i s t r a t ion wo H e h a s con s t r a in ed ou r f e l low c i t i z en s , t ak en c ap t iv e on th e h igh s e a s , to b e a r a rm s ag a in s t th e i r coun t ry , to b e com e th e ex e cu t ion e r s o f th e i r f r i end s and b r e th r en r to f a l l th em s e lv e s by th e i r h and s . and th e amoun t and p aym en t o f th e i r s a l - o H e h a s ex c i t ed dom e s t i c in su r r e c t ion s a r i e s . s t u s , and h a s end e avo r ed to b r ing H e h a s e r e c t ed a mu l t i tud e o f n ew o f - among on th e inh ab i t an t s o f ou r f ron t i e r s th e m e r - i l e s s Ind i an s av ag e s , who s e known ru l e to h a r a s s ou r p eop l e and e a t o f th e i r sub - c o f w a r f a r e i s an und i s t ingu i sh ed d e s t ru c - s t an c e . ion o f a l l ag e s , s ex e s and cond i t ion s . H e h a s k ep t among u s in t im e s o f t In ev e ry s t ag e o f th e s e opp r e s s ion s p e a c e , s t and ing a rm i e s , w i thou t th e con - w e h av e p e t i t ion ed fo r r ed r e s s in th e mo s t s en t o f ou r l eg i s l a tu r e s . l e t e rm s ; ou r r ep e a t ed p e t i t ion s h av e H e h a s a f f e c t e d t o r e n d e r t h e m i l i t a r y humb i n d e p e n d e n t o f , a n d s u p e r i o r t o , c i v i l p ow e r . p r in c e who s e ch a r a c t e r i s thu s m a rk ed by e h a s comb in ed w i th o th e r s to sub - - H con s t i tu t ion , and a cknow l edg ed by ou r l aw s ; g iv ing h i s a s s en t to th e i r a c t s o f p r e - t end ed l eg i s l a t ion : Fo r qu a r t e r ing l a r g e bod i e s o f a rm ed t roop s among u s : Fo r p ro t e c t ing th em , by a mo ck t r i a l , f rom pun i shm en t fo r any mu rd e r s wh i ch th ey shou ld comm i t on th e inh ab i t an t s o f th e s e S t a t e s : e h a s r e fu s ed h i s a s s en t to l aw s , th e mo s t who l e som e and n e c e s s a ry fo r th e pub l i c good . H e h a s fo rb idd en h i s gov e rno r s to p a s s o r cu t t ing o f f ou r t r ad e w i th a l l p a r t s l aw s o f imm ed i a t e and p r e s s ing impo r - o f th e wo r ld : t an c e , un l e s s su sp end ed in th i s op e r a t ion Fo r impo s ing t ax e s on u s w i thou t ou r t i l l h i s a s s en t shou ld b e ob t a in ed ; and s en t : wh en so su sp end ed , h e h a s u t t e r ly n e - con Fo r d ep r iv ing u s , in m any c a s e s , o f th e g l e c t ed to a t t end to th em . H e h a s r e fu s ed to p a s s o th e r l aw s fo r F N o r h av e w e b e en w an t ing in a t t en - t ion s to ou r B r i t i sh b r e th r en . W e h av e w a rn ed th em , f rom t im e to t im e , o f a t t emp t s by th e i r l eg i s l a tu r e to ex t end an h av e r em ind ed th em o f th e c i r cum s t an c - e s o f ou r em ig r a t ion and s e t t l em en t h e r e . and m agn an im i ty ; and w e h av e con - k ind r ed , to d i s avow th e s e u su rp a t ion s , wh i ch wou ld in ev i t ab ly in t e r rup t ou r con - n e c t ion s and co r r e spond en c e . Th ey , too , o f con s angu in i ty . W e mu s t , th e r e fo r e , a c - qu i e s c e in th e n e c e s s i ty , wh i ch d enoun c e s ou r s ep a r a t ion , and ho ld th em a s w e ho ld th e r e s t o f m ank ind , en em i e s in w a r , in p e a c e f r i end s . W e , th e r e fo r e , th e R ep r e s en t a t iv e s o f th e Un i t ed S t a t e s o f Am e r i c a , in G en e r a l Cong r e s s a s s emb l ed , app e a l ing to th e Su - p r em e Judg e o f th e wo r ld fo r th e r e c t i tud e o f ou r in t en t ion s , do , in th e n am e and by th e au tho r i ty o f th e good p eop l e o f th e s e co lon i e s so l emn ly pub l i sh and d e c l a r e : Th a t th e s e un i t ed co lon i e s a r e , and o f r igh t ough t to b e , f r e e and ind ep end en t s t a t e s ; th a t th ey a r e ab so lv ed f rom a l l a l - l eg i an c e to th e B r i t i sh c rown , and th a t a l l po l i t i c a l conn e c t ion s b e tw e en th em and th e s t a t e o f G r e a t B r i t a in i s , and ough t to b e , to t a l ly d i s so lv ed ; and th a t , a s f r e e and ind ep end en t s t a t e s , th ey h av e fu l l pow e r to l evy w a r , con c lud e p e a c e , con t r a c t a l - l i an c e s , e s t ab l i sh comm e r c e , and to do a l l o th e r a c t s and th ing s wh i ch ind ep end en t s t a t e s m ay o f r igh t do . And fo r th e suppo r t th e p ro t e c t ion o f D iv in e P rov id en c e , w e mu tu a l ly p l edg e to e a ch o th e r ou r l iv e s , ou r fo r tun e s and ou r s a c r ed hono r . JOHN HANCOCK Ju l y 4 , 1776 N ew Hamp sh i r e : Jo s i ah B a r t l e t t , W i l l i am Wh ipp l e , M a t th ew Tho rn ton . Ma s sa chu s e t t s -Bay : S am l . Ad am s , John Ad am s , Rob t . T r e a t P a in e , E lb r idg e G e r ry . Rhod e I s land : S t ep . Hopk in s , W i l - l i am E l l e ry . Conn e c t i cu t : Rog e r Sh e rm an , S am ’ e l Hun t ing ton , Wm . W i l l i am s , O l iv e r W o l - co t t . N ew Y o rk : Wm . F loyd , Ph i l . L iv ing - s ton , F r an s . L ew i s , L ew i s Mo r r i s . P enn sy lvan ia : - G eo . C lym e r , J a s . Sm i th , G eo . T ay lo r , J am e s W i l son , G eo . Ro s s . D e lawa r e : C a e s a r Rodn ey , G eo . R e ad , Tho . M ’K e an . G eo rg ia : Bu t ton Gw inn e t t , L ym an H a l l , G eo . W a l ton Ma ry land : S amu e l Ch a s e , Wm . P a c a , Tho s . S ton e , Ch a r l e s C a r ro l l o f C a r ro l l ton . V i rg in ia : G eo r g e W y th e , R i ch a rd - son , Th s . N e l son , J r . , F r an c i s L igh t foo t L e e , C a r t e r B r ax ton . No r th Ca r o l ina : Wm . Hoop e r , Jo - s eph H ew e s , John P enn . Sou th Ca r o l ina : Edw a rd Ru t l edg e , Tho s . H eyw a rd , Jun r . , Thom a s L yn ch , Jun r . , A r thu r M idd l e ton . N ew J e r s ey : R i chd . S to ck ton , Jno . W i th e r spoon , F r a s . Hopk in son , John H a r t , Ab r a . C l a rk F ou r th o f Ju l y qu i z on p r e s id en t i a l c and id a t e s B y GA IL COLL INS N ew Y o r k T im e s N ew s S e r v i c e H appy up com ing Ind ep end en c e D ay ! L e t ’ s c e l eb r a t e w i th a p r e s i - d en t i a l p r im a ry qu i z . 1 . Go v . Ch r i s Ch r i s t i e o f N ew J e r s e y i s th e la t e s t R epub l i can cand ida t e fo r pr e s id en t . H i s s logan i s : A . “T e l l ing i t l ik e i t i s . ” B . “Y e l l ing i t l ik e i t i s . ” in Fo r t L e e . ” D . “ I don ’ t n e ed any s tup id s log an . Y ou go t a p rob l em w i th th a t ? ” 2 . Go v . Bobb y J inda l o f Lou i s iana , th e s e cond la t e s t R epub l i can to an - noun c e h e ’ s a p r e s id en t ia l cand ida t e : A . I s known in N ew O r l e an s a s “L e s Bon T emp s Bobby . ” B . S a id h e on c e p a r t i c ip a t ed in an exo r c i sm . C . G av e a th r i l l ing R epub l i c an r e - spon s e to th e S t a t e o f th e Un ion sp e e ch . D . I s l e s s popu l a r in Lou i s i an a th an anybody bu t B a r a ck Ob am a . 3 . J eb Bu sh to ld a ga th e r ing o f w ea l th y anha t tan nan c i e r s tha t h i s mo s t in u en t ia l ad v i s e r on th e idd l e Ea s t wa s : A . H i s b ro th e r G eo r g e . B . H i s b ro th e r M a rv in . C . Th e b i l l ion a i r e c a s ino m agn a t e Sh e ldon Ad e l son . D . “A w e a l thy M an - B . On c e a t t emp t ed to D . “ . . . T ak e you r h and s o f f my equ a t e abo r t ion r igh t s to d augh t e r . ” gov e rnm en t suppo r t fo r 9 . Go v . S co t t W a l k e r o f W i s con s in : g r e a t t a lk w i th in th i s v e ry A . D e l iv e r ed h i s co l l eg e v a l ed i c to r i - room . ” C . I s th e son o f gu i t a r an sp e e ch on wom en ’ s r igh t s . 4 . In on e o f h e r ema i l s l eg end L e s P au l . B . Go t an a c ro s s - th e -bo a rd endo r s e - a s s e c r e ta r y o f s ta t e , H i l la r y m en t f rom th e c a s t o f “Du ck Dyn a s ty . ” C l in ton : l ik e a s c en e f rom “Down ton C . R e s p o n d e d t o a c h i l d ’ s q u e s t i o n A . M i s sp e l l ed “B eng - Abb ey . ” a b o u t g l o b a l w a rm i n g b y s a y i n g t h a t h e i s h a z i . ” 7 . S en . T ed C ru z o f T e xa s a f o rm e r B o y S c o u t w h o “ a lw a y s t h o u g h t B . U r g ed John Pod e s t a to o n c e : m a y b e c a m p s i t e s s h o u l d b e c l e a n e r . ” Ga i l w e a r so ck s to b ed . A . Pu t tog e th e r a g roup D . R e spond ed to a ch i ld ’ s qu e s t ion Co l l ins C . D eb a t ed wh e th e r h e r o f adv i s e r s who d e s c r ib ed abou t g lob a l w a rm ing by comp l a in ing p l ay l i s t shou ld in c lud e som e th ing f rom e a r ly ch i ldhood edu c a t ion a s a “God - abou t “go t ch a ” inqu i r i e s . th e M a rv e l e t t e s . l e s s env i ronm en t . ” 10 . Wh i ch D emo c ra t u s ed pa r t o f th e D . T u to r ed an a id e on how to u s e a B . Tw e e t ed a p i c tu r e o f h im s e l f po s - p r e s id en t ia l announ c em en t sp e e ch to f ax . ing w i th wh a t look ed l ik e a rug m ad e ca l l fo r adop t ion o f th e m e t r i c s y s t em? 5 . Wh i ch o f th e fo l low ing s ta t em en t s f rom an end ang e r ed sp e c i e s . A . H i l l a ry C l in ton . abou t M i k e Hu c kab e e i s NOT t ru e? C . D em and ed th e r e tu rn o f d e ep - B . B e rn i e S and e r s . A . Ho s t ed an in fom e r c i a l p romo t ing f r i ed food s to s choo l c a f e t e r i a s . ( “ I t ’ s C . M a r t in O ’M a l l ey . a c inn amon -h e avy “D i ab e t e s So lu t ion no t abou t f r en ch f r i e s ; i t ’ s abou t f r e e - D . L in co ln Ch a f e e . K i t . ” dom . ” ) 1 1 . On e cand ida t e fo r p r e s id en t B . H a s t roub l e r e l a t ing to p eop l e D . C a l l ed fo r sp e c i a l sup e rv i s ion s e em ed su r e tha t th e ma s s mu r d e r o f who don ’ t “o rd e r f r i ed g r e en tom a to e s o f U .S . m i l i t a ry ex e r c i s e s th i s summ e r n in e b la c k p eop l e in a h i s to r i c b la c k fo r an app e t i z e r . ” b e c au s e o f con c e rn s th a t th e so ld i e r s chu r ch wa s an a t ta c k on r e l ig ion . C . W ro t e a s t r ang e e s s ay abou t r ap e - (“Wha t o th e r ra t iona l e cou ld th e r e and bond ag e 40 y e a r s ago , wh i ch h e d e - on e ’ s gun s . b e?” ) Tha t wa s : s c r ib e s a s a p r e cu r so r to “F i f ty Sh ad e s 8 . R i c k P e r r y ha s a campa ign th em e A . C a r ly F io r in a . o f G r ey . ” song tha t go e s , “R i c k P e r r y suppo r t e r B . B en C a r son . . . . C . R i ck S an to rum . pop co rn popp e r a s a co l l eg e s tud en t . A . “ . . . I lov e l aw and o rd e r . ” D . M a r co Rub io . 6 . S en . Rand Pau l o f K en tu c k y : B . “ . . . L e t ’ s p ro t e c t ou r bo rd e r . ” 12 . Dona ld T rump : A . Lov e s squ i r r e l s . C . “ . . . C an you sp a r e a qu a r t e r ? ” A . Show ed h i s suppo r t fo r th e Am e r i c an wo rk e r by h av ing h i s l in e of t i e s m anu f a c tu r ed in K an s a s . B . H a s s ign ed up to ho s t a r ep a ck - ag ed qu i z show c a l l ed “Who W an t s to B e a Thou s and a i r e ? ” C . I s vow ing to “Do fo r Am e r i c a wh a t I d id fo r A t l an t i c C i ty . ” D . S ay s h e h a s a s e c r e t p l an to d e - f e a t IS IS bu t do e sn ’ t “w an t th e en emy to know wh a t I ’m do ing . ” 13 . Th e r s t p r e s id en t ia l p r ima r y d eba t e , f ea tu r ing th e top 10 R epub l i - can s , w i l l b e in Oh io in Augu s t . I t ’ s a l - r ead y cau s ing con t r o v e r s y b e cau s e : A . Fox N ew s , th e b ro ad c a s t e r , w an t s to r a i s e r a t ing s by r equ i r ing th e c and id a t e s to an sw e r qu e s t ion s wh i l e su sp end ed ov e r th e G r and C anyon . B . Th e gov e rno r o f Oh io m igh t not m ak e th e cu t . C . R and P au l h a s c a l l ed fo r a mo r e m i l l enn i a l - f r i end ly “Tw i t t e r -o f f . ” D . 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