Jefferson - Throw Off Destructive Government

 We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,

that they are endowed by their Creator

with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life,

Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

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… 

it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government,

and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Thomas Jefferson