托马斯·杰斐逊/ThoasJefferson
托马斯·杰斐逊(1743—1826),生于美国弗吉尼亚州,1762年毕业于威廉与玛丽学院,1767年取得律师资格。杰斐逊于1769年进入殖民地议会,成为反英运动领袖之一。1774年发表的小册子《英属北美权利概要》为杰斐逊的重要作品,文中指出英国国会无权为殖民地制定法律。1775年他随弗吉尼亚代表团出席在费城举行的第二次大陆会议,1776年因起草《独立宣言》而名垂史册。《独立宣言》超越了一时一地的历史特殊意义,成为人类追求自身价值的伟大文献。
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1.unalienable[,?neilj?n?bl]adj.(指权利等)不能让与的,不能剥夺的
2.pliance[k?p??ns]n.服从,听从,顺从
3.rary[?:s?,neri:]adj.雇用的,为钱的,唯利是图的
4.nsanguity[,k?ns?ngw?n?ti:]n.血亲;同族;密切关系
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Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallnarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaunalienableRights,thataongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappess.Thattosecuretheserights,GovernntsarestitutedaongMen,derivgtheirjtpowersfrotheofthegoverhatwheneveranyForofGovernntbeesdestructiveoftheseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,andtostitutenewGovernnt,ygitsfoundationonsuchprciplesandanizgitspowerssuchfor,astotheshallseeostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappess.
Prudence,deed,willdictatethatGovernntsloablishedshouldnotbegedfhtandtracaes;andalyallexperiehshewn,thatankdareoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,thanthttheselvesbyabolishgtheforstowhichtheyareatod.
Butwhenalongtraofabesandurpations,pursugvariablythesaobjectevcesadesigntoreducetheunderabsoteDespotis,itistheirright,itistheirduty,tothrowoffsuchGovernnt,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.Suchhasbeeientsufferanceoftheseies;andsuchisnowtheywhistrasthetoaltertheirforrSystesofGovernnt.
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HehasforbiddenhisGovernorstopassLawsofidiateandpressgiportance,unlessspeheiroperationtillhisAssentshouldbeobtaed,andwhensospended,hehasutterlyedtoattendtothe.
HehasrefedtopassotherLawsfortheaoodationedistrictsofpeople,uhosepeoplewouldrelquishtherightofRepresentationtheLegisture,arightestiabletotheandforidabletotyrantsonly.
Hehascalledtogetherlegistivebodiesatpcesunual,unfortableanddistantfrothedepositoryoftheirpublicRerds,forthesolepurposeoffatigugthetopliahhisasures.
HehasdissolvedRepresentativeHoesrepeatedly,foropposgwithanlyfirnesshisvasionsontherightsofthepeople.
Hehasrefedforalongti,aftersuchdissotions,tocaeotherstobeelected;wherebytheLegistivepowers,capableofAnnihition,havereturothePeopleatrgefortheirexercise;theStatereagtheantiexposedtoallthedangersofvasionfrowithout,andnvulsionswith.
HehasendeavoredtopreventthepoputionoftheseStates;forthatpurposetheLawsforNaturalizationofFners;refgtopassotherstoenuragetheirigrationshither,andraisgthenditionsofneropriationsofLands.
HehasobstructedtheAdistrationofJtice,byrefghisAssenttoLawsforestablishgJudiciarypowers.
HehasadeJudgesdepeonhisWillalone,forthetenureoftheiroffices,andtheaountandpayntoftheirsaries.
Hehaserectedaultitudeofnewoffices,ahitherswarsofofficerstoharassourpeople,aouttheirsubstance.
Hehaskeptaong,tisofpeace,StandgAries,withouttheofistures.