That tosecure theserights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their justpowers fromthe consent of the governed, That whenever any Form ofGovernment becomesdestructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alteror to abolishit, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation onsuch principlesand organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seemmost likely toeffect their Safety and Happiness. Today, those words are passe.
Truth is relative.
To secure these privileges, Governments ignore any appearance ofcommon sense orcommon decency, deriving their power by purchasing the votes oftheunproductive. Click on the index .