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Chief Bones · November 24th, 2006

Preamble & prelude to the U.S. Constitution

WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. 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.

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IF you can come up with a speech which has had a greater impact on history, I don't know what it would be. Without the Constitution, the history of the US would be a footnote of history. With it ... the Gettysburg Address, the "I have a Dream"speech , the "Ich bin ein Berliner" lament, the "Gorbachev tear down this wall" speech and a whole host of other speeches have a context way beyond the impact they made on the day they were given. With the context of the Constitution, America's place in history will ever be engraved on the history of not just America ... but, on the face of the world.

November 24th, 2006
Chief Bones Forums Grumpy Old Man Gear	Post; Preamble & prelude to the U.S. Constitution ..... Preamble & prelude to the U.S. Constitution WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF you can come up with a speech which has had a greater impact on history, I don't know what it would be. Without the Constitution, the history of the US would be a footnote of history. With it ... the Gettysburg Address, the "I have a Dream"speech , the "Ich bin ein Berliner" lament, the "Gorbachev tear down this wall" speech and a whole host of other speeches have a context way beyond the impact they made on the day they were given. With the context of the Constitution, America's place in history will ever be engraved on the history of not just America ... but, on the face of the world. __________________ Fair winds and following seas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < and long may your big jib draw. *-W.R.B. (Chief Bones) FCC(SW) USN(RET)-*