On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. When reading the text it's difficult not to see how history repeats itself. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their CREATOR, with certain unalienable 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. Prudence, indeed, will dictate, that Governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath s...
The whole point apparently was....Lost in Translation.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't seen it myself.
ahhh..well see..that clears up...
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Well of course it clears up nothing. I should see the movie myself and switch this brain from the turtle to the rabbit (pun intended it's a self-propelled lawn mower reference) and see if I can figure it out. Sometimes I'm good at that. Sometimes I'm not.
ReplyDeleteIf you have Starz...or maybe it's Encore..it's on this month.
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