tyranny over a people fostered
and fixed in principles of
freedom._

Nor have we been wanting Nor have we been wanting
in attention to our British in attention to our British
brethren. We have warned brethren. We have warned
them from time to time of them from time to time of
attempts by their legislature to attempts by their legislature to
extend _a_ jurisdiction over extend _an unwarrantable_
_these our states_. We have jurisdiction over _us_. We have
reminded them of the reminded them of the
circumstances of our emigration circumstances of our emigration
and settlement here; _no one of and settlement here; we _have_
which could warrant so appealed to their native justice
strange a pretension; these and magnanimity, _and we
were effected at the expense have conjured them by_ the
of our own blood and treasure, ties of our common kindred
unassisted by the wealth or to disavow these usurpations
the strength of Great Britain; which _would inevitably_
that in constituting indeed interrupt our connexion and
our several forms of government, correspondence. They too have
we had adopted one been deaf to the voice of
common king; thereby laying justice and of consanguinity.
a foundation for perpetual _We must therefore_ acquiesce
league and amity with them; in the necessity which denounces
but that submission to their our separation, _and hold them_
parliament was no part of our as we hold the rest of mankind,
constitution, nor ever in idea enemies in war, in peace
if history may be credited; friends.