Sentences with phrase «abolish it whenever»
The government acknowledges the final right of the People to alter or abolish it whenever it usurps the rights for which it was instituted by the People to administer God's Law.
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-- 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 abolish it.»
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 abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
No one can possibly understand the American Revolution — more properly described as the American secession from the British Empire — without grasping its theoretical dimensions, beginning with the claims of the Declaration of Independence endorsing popular sovereignty and the ability of the people to «alter and abolish» existing systems of government whenever that would be thought conducive to public happiness.
Labour has advanced whenever it has clearly presented an alternative to the Tories, for example, on the cost of living, freezing energy bills and abolishing the Bedroom Tax.
We were ``... endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... to secure these rights Governments are instituted... whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it...» — USA Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776 http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/