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− | + | <head>A Declaration by the Representatives of the <hi>United States<lb/> of America</hi> in General Congress assembled.</head><lb/> | |
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+ | <p>When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for <del><unclear>a</unclear></del><add place="supralinear">one</add> people to<lb/> | ||
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+ | <add place="supralinear">dissolve the political bands which have connected them with<add place="supralinear"><del><unclear>deleted text</unclear></del></add> another, and to <unclear>deleted</unclear></add> as<lb/> | ||
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+ | -sume among the powers of the earth the <del><unclear>deleted text</unclear></del><add place="supralinear">separate and equal</add> station to<lb/> | ||
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+ | which the laws of nature & of nature's god entitle them, a decent respect<lb/> | ||
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+ | to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes<lb/> | ||
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+ | which impel them to <del><unclear>deleted text</unclear></del> <add place="supralinear">the</add> separation.</p> |