The Declaration of Independence

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1	In Congress¹, July² 4, 1776	In the Folkmoot¹, Afterlithe² 4, 1776	ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᛗᚢᛏ᛬ ᚫᚠᛏᛟᚱᛚᚪᛄᚧ ᚠᚩᚱᚦ᛬ ᚴᛠᚡᛇᚾᛏᛁᚾ ᚴᛠᚡᛇᚾᛞᛁ ᚴᛇᚳᚴ
2	The unanimous¹ Declaration² of the thirteen united States of America³, When in the Course of human events⁴, it becomes necessary⁵ for one people⁶ to dissolve⁷ the political⁸ bands which have connected⁹ them with another, and to assume¹⁰ among the powers¹¹ of the earth, the separate¹² and equal¹³ station¹⁴ to which the Laws of Nature¹⁵ and of Nature's God¹⁶ entitle them¹⁷, a decent¹⁸ respect¹⁹ to the opinions of mankind²⁰ requires²¹ that they should declare the causes²² which impel²³ them to the separation²⁴.	The onemood¹ Forthsaying² of the thirteen oned Riches of Ameriksland³. When in the bearing out of mankind's lot⁴, it becomes needed⁵ for one folk⁶ to break⁷ the mootish⁸ bands which have bonded⁹ them with another, and to take on¹⁰ among the mights¹¹ of the earth, the sundered¹² and even¹³ standing¹⁴ to which the World's Laws¹⁵ and the World's God¹⁶ give them right¹⁷, a fair¹⁸ heeding¹⁹ to Mankind's beliefs²⁰ calls for²¹ them to make known the grounds²² which drive²³ them to the rending²⁴.	ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚾᛗᚢᛞ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚴᛖᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᚦᛟᚱᛏᛁᚾ ᚹᛟᚾᛞ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛟᛗᛠᚱᛇᚳᚴᛚᚫᚾᛞ᛫ ᚹᛠᚾ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛒᛖᚱᛇᛝ ᚪᚹᛏ ᛟᚡ ᛗᚫᚾᚳᚪᛄᚾᛞᛉ ᛚᚪᛏ᛬ ᛇᛏ ᛒᛁᚳᛟᛗᛉ ᚾᛁᛞᛇᛞ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚹᛟᚾ ᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᛏᚢ ᛒᚱᛖᚳ ᚧᛟ ᛗᚢᛞᛇᛋ ᛒᚫᚾᛞᛉ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚺᚫᚡ ᛒᚪᚾᛞᛇᛞ ᚧᛠᛗ ᚹᛇᚦ ᛟᚾᛟᚧᛟᚱ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᛏᛖᚳ ᚪᚾ ᛟᛗᛟᛝ ᚧᛟ ᛗᛟᛄᛏᚴ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᛟᚱᚦ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱᛞ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛁᚡᛇᚾ ᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚱᛚᛞᛉ ᛚᚪᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚱᛚᛞᛉ ᚷᚪᛞ ᚷᛇᚡ ᚧᛠᛗ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ᛬ ᛖ ᚠᛖᚱ ᚺᛁᛞᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᛗᚫᚾᚳᚪᛄᚾᛞᛉ ᛒᛁᛚᛁᚠᚴ ᚳᚪᛚᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛏᚢ ᛗᛖᚳ ᚾᚩᚾ ᚧᛟ ᚷᚱᚪᚹᚾᛞᛉ ᚹᛇᛣ ᛞᚱᚪᛄᚡ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛠᚾᛞᛇᛝ᛫
3	We hold these truths to be self-evident¹, that all men are created² equal³, that they are endowed⁴ by their Creator⁵ with certain⁶ unalienable⁷ Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty⁸ and the pursuit⁹ of Happiness.--That to secure¹⁰ these rights, Governments¹¹ are instituted¹² among Men, deriving¹³ their just powers¹⁴ from the consent of the governed¹⁵, --That whenever any Form of Government¹⁶ becomes destructive¹⁷ of these ends, it is the Right of the People¹⁸ to alter¹⁹ or to abolish²⁰ it, and to institute²¹ new Government²², laying its foundation²³ on such principles²⁴ and organizing²⁵ its powers²⁶ in such form²⁷, as to them shall seem most likely to effect²⁸ their Safety²⁹ and Happiness. Prudence³⁰, indeed, will dictate³¹ that Governments¹¹ long established³² should not be changed for³³ light and transient³⁴ causes³⁵; and accordingly all experience³⁶ hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed³⁷ to suffer³⁸, while evils are sufferable³⁹, than to right themselves by abolishing⁴⁰ the forms⁴¹ to which they are accustomed⁴². But when a long train⁴³ of abuses and usurpations⁴⁴, pursuing⁴⁵ invariably⁴⁶ the same Object⁴⁷ evinces⁴⁸ a design⁴⁹ to reduce⁵⁰ them under absolute Despotism⁵¹, it is their right, it is their duty⁵², to throw off such Government²², and to provide⁵³ new Guards⁵⁴ for their future security⁵⁵.--Such has been the patient sufferance⁵⁶ of these Colonies⁵⁷; and such is now the necessity⁵⁸ which constrains⁵⁹ them to alter¹⁹ their former Systems of Government⁶⁰. The history of the present⁶¹ King of Great Britain⁶² is a history⁶³ of repeated injuries and usurpations⁶⁴, all having in direct⁶⁵ object⁴⁷ the establishment⁶⁶ of an absolute Tyranny⁶⁷ over these States⁶⁸. To prove this, let Facts⁶⁹ be submitted to⁷⁰ a candid⁷¹ world.	We hold these truths to be selfshown¹, that all men are made² even³, that they are gifted⁴ by their Maker⁵ with some⁶ untakenly⁷ Rights, that among these are Life, Freedom⁸ and the seeking⁹ of Happiness.--That to make fast¹⁰ these rights, Leaderships¹¹ are set up¹² among Men, drawing¹³ their rightful might¹⁴ from the led's yeasay¹⁵, --That whenever any Layout of Leadership¹⁶ becomes wrackful¹⁷ of these ends, it is the Folk's¹⁸ Right to shift¹⁹ or to do away with²⁰ it, and to set up²¹ new Leadership²², laying its footing²³ on such grounds²⁴ and shaping²⁵ its might²⁶ likewise²⁷, as to them shall seem most likely to bring about²⁸ their Soundness²⁹ and Happiness. Forethought³⁰, indeed, will bid³¹ that long standing³² Leaderships¹¹ should not be shifted on³³ light and fleeting³⁴ grounds³⁵; and so all kenning³⁶ hath shewn, that mankind are more minded³⁷ to throe³⁸, while evils can be throed³⁹, than to right themselves by doing away with⁴⁰ wonted⁴² lays⁴¹. But when a long row⁴³ of misdeeds and overreachings⁴⁴, hunting⁴⁵ evermore⁴⁶ the same Goal⁴⁷, lays bare⁴⁸ a plot⁴⁹ to yoke⁵⁰ them under utter Thralldom⁵¹, it is their right, it is their owed doing⁵², to throw off such Leadership²², and to find⁵³ new Wards⁵⁴ for their safekeeping thereafter⁵⁵.--Such has been these Settlings⁵⁷' forbearing⁵⁶; and such is now the need⁵⁸ which drives⁵⁹ them to shift¹⁹ their former lays of leadership⁶⁰. Today's⁶¹ King of Great Bryten⁶² bears a yestertide⁶³ of harm after harm, overreach after overreach⁶⁴, all having as their straight⁶⁵ goal⁴⁷ the setting up⁶⁶ of an utter Thralldom⁶⁷ over these Riches⁶⁸. To prove this, let Truths⁶⁹ be laid before⁷⁰ an open-hearted⁷¹ world.	ᚹᛁ ᚺᚩᛚᛞ ᚧᛁᛉ ᛏᚱᚢᚧᛉ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁ ᚴᛠᛚᚠᛋᚩᚾ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚪᛚ ᛗᛠᚾ ᚪᚱ ᛗᛖᛞ ᛁᚡᛇᚾ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚧᛖ ᚪᚱ ᚷᛇᚠᛏᛇᛞ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛗᛖᚳᛟᚱ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚴᛟᛗ ᛟᚾᛏᛖᚳᛇᚾᛚᛁ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᚴ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛟᛗᛟᛝ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚪᚱ ᛚᛟᛄᚠ᛬ ᚠᚱᛁᛞᛟᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛁᚳᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚺᚫᛈᛁᚾᛇᚴ᛫ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛗᛖᚳ ᚠᚫᚴᛏ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᚴ᛬ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈᚴ ᚪᚱ ᚴᛠᛏ ᛟᛈ ᛟᛗᛟᛝ ᛗᛠᚾ᛬ ᛞᚱᚪᛇᛝ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᚠᚣᛚ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚧᛟ ᛚᛠᛞᛉ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚹᛠᚾᛠᚡᛟᚱ ᛠᚾᛁ ᛚᛖᚪᚹᛏ ᛟᚡ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ ᛒᛁᚳᛟᛗᛉ ᚱᚫᚳᚠᚣᛚ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛁᛉ ᛠᚾᛞᛉ᛬ ᛇᛏ ᛇᛉ ᚧᛟ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛋᛇᚠᛏ ᚩᚱ ᛏᚢ ᛞᚢ ᛟᚹᛖ ᚹᛇᚦ ᛇᛏ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᚴᛠᛏ ᛟᛈ ᚾᚢ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ᛬ ᛚᛖᛇᛝ ᛇᛏᚴ ᚠᚣᛞᛇᛝ ᚪᚾ ᚴᛟᛣ ᚷᚱᚪᚹᚾᛞᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛋᛖᛈᛇᛝ ᛇᛏᚴ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᛚᛟᛄᚳᚹᚪᛄᛉ᛬ ᚫᛉ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛋᚫᛚ ᚴᛁᛗ ᛗᚩᚴᛏ ᛚᛟᛄᚳᛚᛁ ᛏᚢ ᛒᚱᛇᛝ ᛟᛒᚪᚹᛏ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚴᚪᚹᚾᛞᚾᛇᚴ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚫᛈᛁᚾᛇᚴ᛫ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚪᛏ᛬ ᛇᚾᛞᛁᛞ᛬ ᚹᛇᛚ ᛒᛇᛞ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛚᚪᛝ ᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈᚴ ᛋᚣᛞ ᚾᚪᛏ ᛒᛁ ᛋᛇᚠᛏᛇᛞ ᚪᚾ ᛚᛟᛄᛏ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᛚᛁᛞᛇᛝ ᚷᚱᚪᚹᚾᛞᛉ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚴᚩ ᚪᛚ ᚳᛠᚾᛇᛝ ᚺᚫᚦ ᛋᚩᚾ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛗᚫᚾᚳᚪᛄᚾᛞ ᚪᚱ ᛗᚩᚱ ᛗᚪᛄᚾᛞᛇᛞ ᛏᚢ ᚦᚱᚩ᛬ ᚹᚪᛄᛚ ᛁᚡᛚᛉ ᚳᚫᚾ ᛒᛁ ᚦᚱᚩᛞ᛬ ᚧᚫᚾ ᛏᚢ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ ᚧᛠᛗᚴᛠᛚᚡᛉ ᛒᚪᛄ ᛞᚢᛇᛝ ᛟᚹᛖ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚹᛟᚾᛏᛇᛞ ᛚᛖᛉ᛫ ᛒᛟᛏ ᚹᛠᚾ ᛖ ᛚᚪᛝ ᚱᚩ ᛟᚡ ᛗᛇᚴᛞᛁᛞᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚩᚡᛟᚱᚱᛁᛣᛇᛝᛉ᛬ ᚺᛟᚾᛏᛇᛝ ᛠᚡᛟᚱᛗᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛖᛗ ᚷᚩᛚ᛬ ᛚᛖᛉ ᛒᛖᚱ ᛖ ᛈᛚᚪᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛄᚩᚳ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱ ᛟᛞᛟᚱ ᚦᚱᚪᛚᛞᛟᛗ᛬ ᛇᛏ ᛇᛉ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ᛬ ᛇᛏ ᛇᛉ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚩᛞ ᛞᚢᛇᛝ᛬ ᛏᚢ ᚦᚱᚩ ᚪᚠ ᚴᛟᛣ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᚠᚪᛄᚾᛞ ᚾᚢ ᚹᚩᚱᛞᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚴᛖᚠᚳᛁᛈᛇᛝ ᚧᛖᚱᚫᚠᛏᛟᚱ᛫ ᚴᛟᛣ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛒᛁᚾ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚴᛠᛞᛚᛇᛝᛉ ᚠᚩᚱᛒᛖᚱᛇᛝ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚴᛟᛣ ᛇᛉ ᚾᚪᚹ ᚧᛟ ᚾᛁᛞ ᚹᛇᛣ ᛞᚱᚪᛄᚡᛉ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛏᚢ ᛋᛇᚠᛏ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚠᚩᚱᛗᛟᚱ ᛚᛖᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ᛫ ᛏᛟᛞᛖᛉ ᚳᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᛒᚱᛇᛏᛇᚾ ᛒᛖᚱᛉ ᛖ ᛄᛠᚴᛏᛟᚱᛏᚪᛄᛞ ᛟᚡ ᚺᚪᚱᛗ ᚫᚠᛏᛟᚱ ᚺᚪᚱᛗ᛬ ᚩᚡᛟᚱᚱᛁᛣ ᚫᚠᛏᛟᚱ ᚩᚡᛟᚱᚱᛁᛣ᛬ ᚪᛚ ᚺᚫᚡᛇᛝ ᚫᛉ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚴᛏᚱᛖᛏ ᚷᚩᛚ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛠᛞᛇᛝ ᛟᛈ ᛟᚡ ᚫᚾ ᛟᛞᛟᚱ ᚦᚱᚪᛚᛞᛟᛗ ᚩᚡᛟᚱ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ᛫ ᛏᚢ ᛈᚱᚢᚡ ᚧᛇᚴ᛬ ᛚᛠᛏ ᛏᚱᚢᚧᛉ ᛒᛁ ᛚᛖᛞ ᛒᛁᚠᚩᚱ ᚫᚾ ᚩᛈᛇᚾ᛭ᚺᚪᚱᛞᛇᛞ ᚹᛟᚱᛚᛞ᛫
4	He has refused his Assent¹ to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary² for the public³ good.	He has spurned to yeasay¹ Laws, the most wholesome and needed² for the mean³ good.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛈᛟᚱᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ ᛚᚪᛉ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᛗᚩᚴᛏ ᚺᚩᛚᚴᛟᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚾᛁᛞᛇᛞ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᛗᛁᚾ ᚷᚣᛞ᛫
5	He has forbidden his Governors¹ to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance², unless suspended³ in their operation⁴ till his Assent⁵ should be obtained⁶; and when so suspended³, he has utterly neglected⁷ to attend to⁸ them.	He has forbidden his Underkings¹ from forthwith letting Laws of pressing weight², unless held off³ in their working⁴ till his Yeasay⁵ should be won⁶; and when so held off³, he has utterly forsaken⁷ to heed⁸ them.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚠᚩᚱᛒᛇᛞᛇᚾ ᚺᛇᛉ ᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱᚳᛇᛝᛉ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚹᛇᚦ ᛚᛠᛏᛇᛝ ᛚᚪᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛈᚱᛠᚴᛇᛝ ᚹᛖᛏ᛬ ᛟᚾᛚᛠᚴ ᚺᛠᛚᛞ ᚪᚠ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚹᛟᚱᚳᛇᛝ ᛏᛇᛚ ᚺᛇᛉ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ ᛋᚣᛞ ᛒᛁ ᚹᛟᚾ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚹᛠᚾ ᚴᚩ ᚺᛠᛚᛞ ᚪᚠ᛬ ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛟᛞᛟᚱᛚᛁ ᚠᚩᚱᚴᛖᚳᛇᚾ ᛏᚢ ᚺᛁᛞ ᚧᛠᛗ᛫
6	He has refused¹ to pass² other Laws for the accommodation of³ large⁴ districts of people⁵, unless those people⁶ would relinquish⁷ the right of Representation⁸ in the Legislature⁹, a right inestimable¹⁰ to them and formidable¹¹ to tyrants¹² only.	He has spurned¹ to let² other Laws which behoove³ great⁴ swathes of folksteads⁵, unless those folks⁶ would give up⁷ the right of Spokesmanship⁸ in the Lawmoot⁹, a right beyond worth¹⁰ to them and fearsome¹¹ to thrall-lords¹² only.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛈᛟᚱᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᛚᛠᛏ ᛟᚧᛟᚱ ᛚᚪᛉ ᚹᛇᛣ ᛒᛁᚺᚢᚡ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᚴᚹᚪᚧᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴᛏᛠᛞᛉ᛬ ᛟᚾᛚᛠᚴ ᚧᚩᛉ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᚹᚣᛞ ᚷᛇᚡ ᛟᛈ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ ᛟᚡ ᚴᛈᚩᚳᚴᛗᚫᚾᛋᛇᛈ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛚᚪᛗᚢᛏ᛬ ᛖ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ ᛒᛁᛄᚪᚾᛞ ᚹᛟᚱᚦ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛠᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᛁᚱᚴᛟᛗ ᛏᚢ ᚦᚱᚪᛚ᛭ᛚᚩᚱᛞᛉ ᚩᚾᛚᛁ᛫
7	He has called together legislative bodies¹ at places² unusual³, uncomfortable⁴, and distant⁵ from the depository⁶ of their public Records⁷, for the sole⁸ purpose⁹ of fatiguing¹⁰ them into compliance¹¹ with his measures¹².	He has called together lawmaking bodies¹ at steads² unwonted³, bothersome⁴, and far⁵ from the hoard⁶ of their open logs⁷, for the one⁸ end⁹ of wearying¹⁰ them into bowing¹¹ to his biddings¹².	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚳᚪᛚᛞ ᛏᛟᚷᛠᚧᛟᚱ ᛚᚪᛗᛖᚳᛇᛝ ᛒᚪᛞᛁᛉ ᚫᛏ ᚴᛏᛠᛞᛉ ᛟᚾᚹᛟᚾᛏᛇᛞ᛬ ᛒᚪᚧᛟᚱᚴᛟᛗ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᚪᚱ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚧᛟ ᚺᚩᚱᛞ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚩᛈᛇᚾ ᛚᚪᚷᛉ᛬ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚾ ᛠᚾᛞ ᛟᚡ ᚹᛁᚱᛁᛇᛝ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛇᚾᛏᚢ ᛒᚪᚹᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᚺᛇᛉ ᛒᛇᛞᛇᛝᛉ᛫
8	He has dissolved Representative Houses¹ repeatedly², for opposing³ with manly firmness⁴ his invasions on the rights of the people⁵.	He has broken up Spokesmen's Houses¹ time and again², for withstanding³ with manly steadfastness⁴ his breaching of folk's rights⁵.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛒᚱᚩᚳᛇᚾ ᛟᛈ ᚴᛈᚩᚳᚴᛗᛠᚾᛉ ᚺᚪᚹᛉᛇᛉ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛟᚷᛠᚾ᛬ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚹᛇᚦᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚹᛇᚦ ᛗᚫᚾᛚᛁ ᚴᛏᛠᛞᚠᚫᚴᛏᚾᛇᚴ ᚺᛇᛉ ᛒᚱᛁᛣᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᚴ᛫
9	He has refused¹ for a long time, after such dissolutions², to cause others to be elected³; whereby the Legislative⁴ powers⁵, incapable of Annihilation⁶, have returned⁷ to the People⁸ at large⁹ for their exercise¹⁰; the State¹¹ remaining in the mean time exposed¹² to all the dangers¹³ of invasion¹⁴ from without, and convulsions¹⁵ within.	He has spurned¹ for a long time, after such breakings-up², to let others be chosen³; whereby the Lawmaking⁴ mights⁵, which cannot be unmade⁶, have come back⁷ to the Folk⁸ as a whole⁹ for their wielding¹⁰; the Rich¹¹ in that time standing open¹² to all the threats¹³ of breaches¹⁴ from without, and writhings¹⁵ within.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛈᛟᚱᚾᛞ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛖ ᛚᚪᛝ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ᛬ ᚫᚠᛏᛟᚱ ᚴᛟᛣ ᛒᚱᛖᚳᛇᛝᛉ᛭ᛟᛈ᛬ ᛏᚢ ᛚᛠᛏ ᛟᚧᛟᚱᛉ ᛒᛁ ᛣᚩᛉᛇᚾ᛫ ᚹᛖᚱᛒᚪᛄ ᚧᛟ ᛚᚪᛗᛖᚳᛇᛝ ᛗᛟᛄᛏᚴ᛬ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚳᚫᚾᚾᚪᛏ ᛒᛁ ᛟᚾᛗᛖᛞ᛬ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚳᛟᛗ ᛒᚫᚳ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛟ ᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᚫᛉ ᛖ ᚺᚩᛚ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚹᛁᛚᛞᛇᛝ᛫ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛇᛣ ᛇᚾ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ ᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚩᛈᛇᚾ ᛏᚢ ᚪᛚ ᚧᛟ ᚦᚱᛠᛏᚴ ᛟᚡ ᛒᚱᛁᛣᛇᛉ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚹᛇᚦᚪᚹᛏ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚱᚪᛄᚧᛇᛝᛉ ᚹᛇᚦᛇᚾ᛫
10	He has endeavoured¹ to prevent² the population³ of these States⁴; for that purpose⁵ obstructing⁶ the Laws for Naturalization⁷ of Foreigners⁸; refusing⁹ to pass¹⁰ others to encourage¹¹ their migrations¹² hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands¹³.	He has striven¹ to hinder² the eking of dwellers³ in these Riches⁴; to that end⁵ hindering⁶ the Laws for the Infolking⁷ of Outlanders⁸; spurning⁹ to let¹⁰ others hearten¹¹ their farings¹² hither, and eking the burdens for the gaining of lands¹³.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛏᚱᛇᚡᛇᚾ ᛏᚢ ᚺᛇᚾᛞᛟᚱ ᚧᛟ ᛁᚳᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᛞᚹᛠᛚᛟᚱᛉ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ᛫ ᛏᚢ ᚧᚫᛏ ᛠᚾᛞ ᚺᛇᚾᛞᛟᚱᛇᛝ ᚧᛟ ᛚᚪᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᛇᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᛏᛚᚫᚾᛞᛟᚱᛉ᛫ ᚴᛈᛟᚱᚾᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᛚᛠᛏ ᛟᚧᛟᚱᛉ ᚺᚪᚱ᛭ᚾ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚠᛖᚱᛇᛝᛉ ᚺᛇᚧᛟᚱ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛁᚳᛇᛝ ᚧᛟ ᛒᛟᚱᛞᚾᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᚷᛖᚾᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᛚᚫᚾᛞᛉ᛫
11	He has obstructed¹ the Administration of Justice², by refusing his Assent³ to Laws for establishing⁴ Judiciary⁵ powers⁶.	He has blocked¹ the rightly doling of doom², by spurning to yeasay³ Laws for setting up⁴ deeming⁵ mights⁶.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛒᛚᚪᚳᛏ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᛚᛁ ᛞᚩᛚᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᛞᚢᛗ᛬ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚴᛈᛟᚱᚾᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ ᛚᚪᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚴᛠᛞᛇᛝ ᛟᛈ ᛞᛁᛗᛇᛝ ᛗᛟᛄᛏᚴ᛫
12	He has made Judges¹ dependent on² his Will alone, for the tenure³ of their offices⁴, and the amount⁵ and payment⁶ of their salaries⁷.	He has made Deemers¹ bidden to² his Will alone, for the holding³ of their seats⁴, and the share⁵ and yielding⁶ of their earnings⁷.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛗᛖᛞ ᛞᛁᛗᛟᚱᛉ ᛒᛇᛞᚾ ᛏᚢ ᚺᛇᛉ ᚹᛇᛚ ᛟᛚᚩᚾ᛬ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᚺᚩᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚴᛁᛏᚴ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᛟ ᛋᛖᚱ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛄᛁᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛟᚱᚾᛇᛝᛉ᛫
13	He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers¹ to harrass² our people³, and eat out their substance⁴.	He has raised a throng of new Reeves, and thence sent hither swarming¹ to bother² our folk³, and eat out their livelihood⁴.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚱᛖᛉᛞ ᛖ ᚦᚱᚪᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚾᚢ ᚱᛁᚡᛉ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᛠᚾᚴ ᚴᛠᚾᛏ ᚺᛇᚧᛟᚱ ᚴᚹᚩᚱᛗᛇᛝ ᛏᚢ ᛒᚪᚧᛟᚱ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚠᚩᛚᚳ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛁᛏ ᚪᚹᛏ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛚᛟᛄᚡᛚᛁᚺᚣᛞ᛫
14	He has kept among us, in times of peace¹, Standing Armies² without the Consent³ of our legislatures⁴.	He has kept among us, in frithtide¹, Standing Warbands² without our lawmoots⁴' Yeasay³.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚳᛠᛈᛏ ᛟᛗᛟᛝ ᛟᚴ᛬ ᛇᚾ ᚠᚱᛇᚦᛏᚪᛄᛞ᛬ ᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚹᚩᚱᛒᚫᚾᛞᛉ ᚹᛇᚦᚪᚹᛏ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛚᚪᛗᚢᛏᚴ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ᛫
15	He has affected¹ to render² the Military³ independent of⁴ and superior to⁵ the Civil power⁶.	He has sought¹ to make² the Richmight³ stand free from⁴, and over⁵, the Folk's might⁶.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᚪᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛗᛖᚳ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛇᛣᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᚱᛁ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚩᚡᛟᚱ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ᛫
16	He has combined¹ with others to subject us to² a jurisdiction foreign³ to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent⁴ to their Acts⁵ of pretended⁶ Legislation⁷:	He has banded¹ with others to bring us under² a deemmight outlandish³ to and unacknowledged by all our laws; having yeasaid⁴ their Deeds⁵ of sham⁶ Lawmaking⁷:	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛒᚫᚾᛞᛇᛞ ᚹᛇᚦ ᛟᚧᛟᚱᛉ ᛏᚢ ᛒᚱᛇᛝ ᛟᚴ ᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱ ᛖ ᛞᛁᛗᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᚪᚹᛏᛚᚫᚾᛞᛇᛋ ᛏᚢ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛟᚾᛇᚳᚾᚪᛚᛇᛡᛞ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚪᛚ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛚᚪᛉ᛫ ᚺᚫᚡᛇᛝ ᛄᛖᚴᛠᛞ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛞᛁᛞᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛋᚫᛗ ᛚᚪᛗᛖᚳᛇᛝ᛫
17	For Quartering¹ large² bodies³ of armed⁴ troops⁵ among us:	For housing¹ great² bands³ of weapon-wielding⁴ fighters⁵ among us:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᚺᚪᚹᛉᛇᛝ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᛒᚫᚾᛞᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚹᛠᛈᛇᚾ᛭ᚹᛁᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᚠᛟᛄᛞᛟᚱᛉ ᛟᛗᛟᛝ ᛟᚴ᛫
18	For protecting¹ them, by a mock Trial², from punishment³ for any Murders which they should commit on⁴ the Inhabitants⁵ of these States⁶:	For shielding¹ them, by a mock Proving², from wreaking³ for any Murders which they should do unto⁴ the dwellers⁵ of these Riches⁶:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᛋᛁᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᚧᛠᛗ᛬ ᛒᚪᛄ ᛖ ᛗᚪᚳ ᛈᚱᚢᚡᛇᛝ᛬ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚱᛁᚳᛇᛝ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛠᚾᛁ ᛗᛟᚱᛞᛟᚱᛉ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚧᛖ ᛋᚣᛞ ᛞᚢ ᛟᚾᛏᚢ ᚧᛟ ᛞᚹᛠᛚᛟᚱᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ᛫
19	For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world¹:	For cutting off our Trade with all the world¹:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᚳᛟᛏᛇᛝ ᚪᚠ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛏᚱᛖᛞ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚪᛚ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚱᛚᛞ᛫
20	For imposing¹ Taxes² on us without our Consent³:	For laying¹ Tolls² on us without our Yeasay³:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᛚᛖᛇᛝ ᛏᚩᛚᛉ ᚪᚾ ᛟᚴ ᚹᛇᚦᚪᚹᛏ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛄᛖᚴᛖ᛫
21	For depriving¹ us in many cases², of the benefits³ of Trial⁴ by Jury⁵:	For bereaving¹ us in many haps², of the boons³ of Proving⁴ by Folkdeem⁵:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᛒᛁᚱᛁᚡᛇᛝ ᛟᚴ ᛇᚾ ᛗᛠᚾᛁ ᚺᚫᛈᚴ᛬ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᛒᚢᚾᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛈᚱᚢᚡᛇᛝ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᛞᛁᛗ᛫
22	For transporting¹ us beyond Seas to be tried² for pretended³ offences⁴:	For ferrying¹ us beyond the Seas to be proven² for sham³ misdeeds⁴:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᚠᛠᚱᛁᛇᛝ ᛟᚴ ᛒᛁᛄᚪᚾᛞ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛁᛉ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁ ᛈᚱᚢᚡᛇᚾ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛋᚫᛗ ᛗᛇᚴᛞᛁᛞᛉ᛫
23	For abolishing¹ the free System² of English Laws in a neighbouring³ Province⁴, establishing therein⁵ an Arbitrary⁶ government⁷, and enlarging⁸ its Boundaries⁹ so as to render¹⁰ it at once an example¹¹ and fit instrument¹² for introducing¹³ the same absolute rule¹⁴ into these Colonies¹⁵:	For doing away with¹ the free Layout² of English Laws in a neighboring³ rich⁴, raising⁵ a leadership⁷ fickly⁶ therein, and widening⁸ its reach⁹ so as to make¹⁰ it at once a show of¹¹ and fit tool¹² for bringing¹³ the same utter thralldom¹⁴ into these Settlings¹⁵:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᛞᚢᛇᛝ ᛟᚹᛖ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚧᛟ ᚠᚱᛁ ᛚᛖᚪᚹᛏ ᛟᚡ ᛇᛝᚷᛚᛇᛋ ᛚᚪᛉ ᛇᚾ ᛖ ᚾᛖᛒᛟᚱᛇᛝ ᚱᛇᛣ᛬ ᚱᛖᛉᛇᛝ ᛖ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ ᚠᛇᚳᛚᛁ ᚧᛖᚱᛇᚾ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚹᚪᛄᛞᛇᚾᛇᛝ ᛇᛏᚴ ᚱᛁᛣ ᚴᚩ ᚫᛉ ᛏᚢ ᛗᛖᚳ ᛇᛏ ᚫᛏ ᚹᛟᚾᚴ ᛖ ᛋᚩ ᛟᚡ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᛇᛏ ᛏᚢᛚ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛒᚱᛇᛝᛇᛝ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛖᛗ ᛟᛞᛟᚱ ᚦᚱᚪᛚᛞᛟᛗ ᛇᚾᛏᚢ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚴᛠᛞᛚᛇᛝᛉ᛫
24	For taking away our Charters¹, abolishing² our most valuable³ Laws, and altering⁴ fundamentally⁵ the Forms⁶ of our Governments⁷:	For taking away our Freedomwrits¹, doing away with² our most worthwhile³ Laws, and truly⁵ warping⁴ the lays⁶ of our Leaderships⁷:	ᚠᚩᚱ ᛏᛖᚳᛇᛝ ᛟᚹᛖ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚠᚱᛁᛞᛟᛗᚱᛇᛏᚴ᛬ ᛞᚢᛇᛝ ᛟᚹᛖ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛗᚩᚴᛏ ᚹᛟᚱᚦᚹᚪᛄᛚ ᛚᚪᛉ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛁ ᚹᚩᚱᛈᛇᛝ ᚧᛟ ᛚᛖᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈᚴ᛫
25	For suspending¹ our own Legislatures², and declaring³ themselves invested with power to legislate⁴ for us in all cases whatsoever⁵.	For holding off¹ our own Lawmoots², and forthsaying³ themselves wielders of the might by which to make laws⁴ for us in all befallings whatsoever⁵.	ᚠᚩᚱ ᚺᚩᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᚪᚠ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚩᚾ ᛚᚪᛗᚢᛏᚴ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚴᛖᛇᛝ ᚧᛠᛗᚴᛠᛚᚡᛉ ᚹᛁᛚᛞᛟᚱᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚹᛇᛣ ᛏᚢ ᛗᛖᚳ ᛚᚪᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛟᚴ ᛇᚾ ᚪᛚ ᛒᛁᚠᚪᛚᛇᛝᛉ ᚹᛟᛏᚴᚩᛠᚡᛟᚱ᛫
26	He has abdicated¹ Government² here, by declaring³ us out of his Protection⁴ and waging War against us.	He has forsaken¹ Leadership² here, by forthsaying³ us out of his Shielding⁴ and waging War against us.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚠᚩᚱᚴᛖᚳᛇᚾ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱᛋᛇᛈ ᚺᛁᚱ᛬ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚴᛖᛇᛝ ᛟᚴ ᚪᚹᛏ ᛟᚡ ᚺᛇᛉ ᛋᛁᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚹᛖᛡᛇᛝ ᚹᚩᚱ ᛟᚷᛠᚾᚴᛏ ᛟᚴ᛫
27	He has plundered our seas, ravaged¹ our Coasts², burnt our towns, and destroyed³ the lives of our people⁴.	He has plundered our seas, harried¹ our Shores², burnt our towns, and wrecked³ the lives of our folk⁴.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛈᛚᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱᛞ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚴᛁᛉ᛬ ᚺᚫᚱᛁᛞ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛋᚩᚱᛉ᛬ ᛒᛟᚱᚾᛏ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛏᚪᚹᚾᛉ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚱᛠᚳᛏ ᚧᛟ ᛚᛟᛄᚡᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚠᚩᛚᚳ᛫
28	He is at this time transporting¹ large² Armies³ of foreign⁴ Mercenaries⁵ to compleat⁶ the works of death, desolation⁷ and tyranny⁸, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy⁹ scarcely¹⁰ paralleled¹¹ in the most barbarous ages¹², and totally¹³ unworthy the Head of a civilized¹⁴ nation¹⁵.	He is at this time ferrying¹ great² Warbands³ of outlandish⁴ War-hirelings⁵ to fulfill⁶ the works of death, wasting⁷ and thralldom⁸, already begun with grim and truceless deeds⁹ scantly¹⁰ matched¹¹ in the darkest days of yore¹², and wholly¹³ unworthy the Head of a couth¹⁴ folkdom¹⁵.	ᚺᛁ ᛇᛉ ᚫᛏ ᚧᛇᚴ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ ᚠᛠᚱᛁᛇᛝ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᚹᚩᚱᛒᚫᚾᛞᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᛏᛚᚫᚾᛞᛇᛋ ᚹᚩᚱ᛭ᚺᛟᛄᛟᚱᛚᛇᛝᛉ ᛏᚢ ᚠᚣᛚᚠᛇᛚ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚱᚳᚴ ᛟᚡ ᛞᛠᚦ᛬ ᚹᛖᚴᛏᛇᛝ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚦᚱᚪᛚᛞᛟᛗ᛬ ᚪᛚᚱᛠᛞᛁ ᛒᛁᚷᛟᚾ ᚹᛇᚦ ᚷᚱᛇᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚱᚢᚴᛚᛠᚴ ᛞᛁᛞᛉ ᚴᚳᚫᚾᛏᛚᛁ ᛗᚫᛣᛏ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛞᚪᚱᚳᛇᚴᛏ ᛞᛖᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛄᚩᚱ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚩᛚᛚᛁ ᛟᚾᚹᛟᚱᚧᛁ ᚧᛟ ᚺᛠᛞ ᛟᚡ ᛖ ᚳᚢᚦ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᛞᛟᛗ᛫
29	He has constrained¹ our fellow Citizens taken Captive² on the high Seas to bear Arms³ against their Country⁴, to become the executioners⁵ of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.	He has driven¹ our kith and kin enthralled² on the high Seas to wield Weapons³ against their Land⁴, to become their friends' and Brethren's deathsmen⁵, or to fall themselves by their Hands.	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᛞᚱᛇᚡᛇᚾ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚳᛇᚦ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚳᛇᚾ ᛇᚾᚦᚱᚪᛚᛞ ᚪᚾ ᚧᛟ ᚺᚪᛄ ᚴᛁᛉ ᛏᚢ ᚹᛁᛚᛞ ᚹᛠᛈᛇᚾᛉ ᛟᚷᛠᚾᚴᛏ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛚᚫᚾᛞ᛬ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁᚳᛟᛗ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚠᚱᛠᚾᛞᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛒᚱᛠᚧᚱᛇᚾᛉ ᛞᛠᚦᚴᛗᛠᚾ᛬ ᚩᚱ ᛏᚢ ᚠᚪᛚ ᚧᛠᛗᚴᛠᛚᚡᛉ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚧᛖᚱ ᚺᚫᚾᛞᛉ᛫
30	He has excited¹ domestic insurrections² amongst us, and has endeavoured³ to bring on the inhabitants⁴ of our frontiers⁵, the merciless⁶ Indian Savages⁷, whose known rule of warfare⁸, is an undistinguished destruction⁹ of all ages¹⁰, sexes¹¹ and conditions¹².	He has stirred¹ uprisings² amongst us, and has striven³ to bring upon the dwellers⁴ of our marches⁵, the ruthless⁶ Wildmen⁷, whose known warlaw⁸ is the sweeping death⁹ of all elds¹⁰, kinds¹¹, and walks alike¹².	ᚺᛁ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛏᛟᚱᛞ ᛟᛈᚱᚪᛄᛉᛇᛝᛉ ᛟᛗᛟᛝᚴᛏ ᛟᚴ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚫᛉ ᚴᛏᚱᛇᚡᛇᚾ ᛏᚢ ᛒᚱᛇᛝ ᛟᛈᚪᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛞᚹᛠᛚᛟᚱᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛗᚪᚱᛣᛇᛉ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᚱᚢᚦᛚᛠᚴ ᚹᚪᛄᛚᛞᛗᛠᚾ᛬ ᚺᚢᛉ ᚾᚩᚾ ᚹᚩᚱᛚᚪ ᛇᛉ ᚧᛟ ᚴᚹᛁᛈᛇᛝ ᛞᛠᚦ ᛟᚡ ᚪᛚ ᛠᛚᛞᛉ᛬ ᚳᚪᛄᚾᛞᛉ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚹᚪᚳᚴ ᛟᛚᛟᛄᚳ᛫
31	In every stage¹ of these Oppressions² We have Petitioned for Redress³ in the most humble⁴ terms⁵: Our repeated Petitions⁶ have been answered only by repeated injury⁷. A Prince⁸, whose character⁹ is thus marked by every act¹⁰ which may define¹¹ a Tyrant¹², is unfit to be the ruler¹³ of a free people¹⁴.	With every step¹ of these Downtreadings² We have bid Righting³ in the meekest⁴ words⁵: Our manifold Bids⁶ have been answered only by manifold harms⁷. An Atheling⁸, whose bearing⁹ is thus marked by every deed¹⁰ which may likewise mark¹¹ a Thrall-lord¹², is unfit to be a free folk's¹⁴ leader¹³.	ᚹᛇᚦ ᛠᚡᚱᛁ ᚴᛏᛠᛈ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛁᛉ ᛞᚪᚹᚾᛏᚱᛠᛞᛇᛝᛉ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚫᚡ ᛒᛇᛞ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᛇᛝ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛗᛁᚳᛇᚴᛏ ᚹᛟᚱᛞᛉ᛫ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛗᛠᚾᛇᚠᚩᛚᛞ ᛒᛇᛞᛉ ᚺᚫᚡ ᛒᛁᚾ ᚫᚾᚴᛟᚱᛞ ᚩᚾᛚᛁ ᛒᚪᛄ ᛗᛠᚾᛇᚠᚩᛚᛞ ᚺᚪᚱᛗᛉ᛫ ᚫᚾ ᚫᚦᛚᛇᛝ᛬ ᚺᚢᛉ ᛒᛖᚱᛇᛝ ᛇᛉ ᚧᛟᚴ ᛗᚪᚱᚳᛇᛞ ᛒᚪᛄ ᛠᚡᚱᛁ ᛞᛁᛞ ᚹᛇᛣ ᛗᛖ ᛚᛟᛄᚳᚹᚪᛄᛉ ᛗᚪᚱᚳ ᛖ ᚦᚱᚪᛚ᛭ᛚᚩᚱᛞ᛬ ᛇᛉ ᛟᚾᚠᛇᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁ ᛖ ᚠᚱᛁ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᛚᛁᛞᛟᚱ᛫
32	Nor have We been wanting in attentions¹ to our Brittish² brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts³ by their legislature⁴ to extend⁵ an unwarrantable⁶ jurisdiction⁷ over us. We have reminded⁸ them of the circumstances⁹ of our emigration¹⁰ and settlement¹¹ here. We have appealed¹² to their native¹³ justice¹⁴ and magnanimity¹⁵, and we have conjured¹⁶ them by the ties of our common¹⁷ kindred to disavow¹⁸ these usurpations¹⁹, which, would inevitably²⁰ interrupt²¹ our connections²² and correspondence²³. They too have been deaf to the voice²⁴ of justice²⁵ and of consanguinity²⁶. We must, therefore, acquiesce in²⁷ the necessity²⁸, which denounces²⁹ our Separation³⁰, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind³¹, Enemies³² in War³³, in Peace³⁴ Friends.	Nor have We been wanting in heed¹ to our Brytish² brethren. We have warned them from time to time of their lawmoot's⁴ strivings³ to draw⁵ an unrightful⁶ deemmight⁷ over us. We have withminded⁸ them of the settings⁹ of our outfaring¹⁰ and settling¹¹ here. We have called upon¹² their inborn¹³ rightwit¹⁴ and good-heartedness¹⁵, and we have besworn¹⁶ them by the ties of our shared¹⁷ kindred to forswear¹⁸ these overreachings¹⁹, which would be doomed to²⁰ shatter²¹ our links²² and halt our writfare²³. They too have been deaf to Righteousness²⁵' stefen²⁴ and hearts' beating of shared blood²⁶. We must, therefore, bow to²⁷ the need²⁸, which calls for²⁹ our Sundering³⁰, and hold them, as we hold mankind's lave³¹, Foes³² in Fighting³³, in Frith³⁴ Friends.	ᚾᚩᚱ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚹᛁ ᛒᛁᚾ ᚹᚪᚾᛏᛇᛝ ᛇᚾ ᚺᛁᛞ ᛏᚢ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛒᚱᛇᛏᛇᛋ ᛒᚱᛠᚧᚱᛇᚾ᛫ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚹᚩᚱᚾᛞ ᚧᛠᛗ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ ᛏᚢ ᛏᚪᛄᛗ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛚᚪᛗᚢᛏᚴ ᚴᛏᚱᚪᛄᚡᛇᛝᛉ ᛏᚢ ᛞᚱᚪ ᚫᚾ ᛟᚾᚱᛟᛄᛏᚠᚣᛚ ᛞᛁᛗᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᚩᚡᛟᚱ ᛟᚴ᛫ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚹᛇᚦᛗᚪᛄᚾᛞᛇᛞ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛠᛞᛇᛝᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚪᚹᛏᚠᛖᚱᛇᛝ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚴᛠᛞᛚᛇᛝ ᚺᛁᚱ᛫ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚳᚪᛚᛞ ᛟᛈᚪᚾ ᚧᛖᚱ ᛇᚾᛒᚩᚱᚾ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᚹᛇᛏ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚷᚣᛞ᛭ᚺᚪᚱᛞᛇᛞᚾᛇᚴ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚫᚡ ᛒᛁᚴᚹᚩᚱᚾ ᚧᛠᛗ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚧᛟ ᛏᚪᛄᛉ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛋᛖᚱᛞ ᚳᛇᚾᛞᚱᛇᛞ ᛏᚢ ᚠᚩᚱᚴᚹᛖᚱ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚩᚡᛟᚱᚱᛁᛣᛇᛝᛉ᛬ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚹᚣᛞ ᛒᛁ ᛞᚢᛗᛞ ᛏᚢ ᛋᚫᛞᛟᚱ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛚᛇᛝᚳᚴ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚪᛚᛏ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚱᛇᛏᚠᛖᚱ᛫ ᚧᛖ ᛏᚢ ᚺᚫᚡ ᛒᛁᚾ ᛞᛠᚠ ᛏᚢ ᚱᛟᛄᛣᛟᚴᚾᛇᚴ ᚴᛏᛠᚠᛇᚾ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚪᚱᛏᚴ ᛒᛁᛏᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᛋᛖᚱᛞ ᛒᛚᛟᛞ᛫ ᚹᛁ ᛗᛟᚴᛏ᛬ ᚧᛖᚱᚠᚩᚱ᛬ ᛒᚪᚹ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛟ ᚾᛁᛞ᛬ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚳᚪᛚᛉ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚴᛟᚾᛞᛟᚱᛇᛝ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚺᚩᛚᛞ ᚧᛠᛗ᛬ ᚫᛉ ᚹᛁ ᚺᚩᛚᛞ ᛗᚫᚾᚳᚪᛄᚾᛞᛉ ᛚᛖᚡ᛬ ᚠᚩᛉ ᛇᚾ ᚠᛟᛄᛏᛇᛝ᛬ ᛇᚾ ᚠᚱᛇᚦ ᚠᚱᛠᚾᛞᛉ᛫
33	We, therefore, the Representatives¹ of the united States of America², in General Congress³, Assembled⁴, appealing⁵ to the Supreme Judge⁶ of the world for the rectitude⁷ of our intentions⁸, do, in the Name, and by Authority⁹ of the good People¹⁰ of these Colonies¹¹, solemnly publish and declare¹², That these United Colonies¹³ are, and of Right¹⁴ ought to be Free and Independent¹⁵ States¹⁶; that they are Absolved¹⁷ from all Allegiance¹⁸ to the British¹⁹ Crown²⁰, and that all political²¹ connection²² between them and the State²³ of Great Britain²⁴, is and ought to be totally²⁵ dissolved²⁶; and that as Free and Independent¹⁵ States¹⁶, they have full Power²⁷ to levy²⁸ War, conclude Peace²⁹, contract Alliances³⁰, establish Commerce³¹, and to do all other Acts³² and Things which Independent¹⁵ States¹⁶ may of right do. And for the support³³ of this Declaration³⁴, with a firm³⁵ reliance³⁶ on the protection³⁷ of divine³⁸ Providence³⁹, we mutually⁴⁰ pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes⁴¹ and our sacred⁴² Honor⁴³.	We, therefore, the Spokesmen¹ of the oned Riches of Ameriksland², gathered⁴ in Folkmoot³, calling upon⁵ the Highest Deemer⁶ of the world for the righteousness⁷ of our meanings⁸, do, in the Name, and by folk's might⁹, the good Folk¹⁰ of these Settlings¹¹, in holy earnestness utter and forthsay¹², That these Oned Settlings¹³ are, and of Right ought to be Free and Selfstanding¹⁵ Riches¹⁶; that they are loosed¹⁷ from all Oaths¹⁸ to the Brytish¹⁹ Kingdom²⁰, and that all mootish²¹ bonds²² between them and the Rich²³ of Great Bryten²⁴, is and ought to be wholly²⁵ rent²⁶; and that as Free and Selfstanding¹⁵ Riches¹⁶, they have full Might²⁷ to wage²⁸ War, make Frith²⁹, swear Oathbonds³⁰, set up Trade³¹, and to do all other Deeds³² and Things which Selfstanding¹⁵ Riches¹⁶ may rightly¹⁴ do. And for the upholding³³ of this Forthsaying³⁴, with a fast³⁵ trust³⁶ in the shelter³⁷ of God's³⁸ Stewardship³⁹, we pledge, each to each⁴⁰, our Lives, our Wealth⁴¹ and our hallowed⁴² Mense⁴³.	ᚹᛁ᛬ ᚧᛖᚱᚠᚩᚱ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᚴᛈᚩᚳᚴᛗᛠᚾ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚾᛞ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ ᛟᚡ ᛟᛗᛠᚱᛇᚳᚴᛚᚫᚾᛞ᛬ ᚷᚫᚧᛟᚱᛞ ᛇᚾ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᛗᚢᛏ᛬ ᚳᚪᛚᛇᛝ ᛟᛈᚪᚾ ᚧᛟ ᚺᚪᛄᛇᚴᛏ ᛞᛁᛗᛟᚱ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛟ ᚹᛟᚱᛚᛞ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛟᛄᛣᛟᚴᚾᛇᚴ ᛟᚡ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛗᛁᚾᛇᛝᛉ᛬ ᛞᚢ᛬ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᚾᛖᛗ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛒᚪᛄ ᚠᚩᛚᚳᚴ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ᛬ ᚧᛟ ᚷᚣᛞ ᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚴᛠᛞᛚᛇᛝᛉ᛬ ᛇᚾ ᚺᚩᛚᛁ ᛟᚱᚾᛇᚴᛏᚾᛇᚴ ᛟᛞᛟᚱ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚴᛖ᛬ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚧᛁᛉ ᚹᛟᚾᛞ ᚴᛠᛞᛚᛇᛝᛉ ᚪᚱ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛟᚡ ᚱᛟᛄᛏ ᚪᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁ ᚠᚱᛁ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚴᛠᛚᚠᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ᛫ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚧᛖ ᚪᚱ ᛚᚢᚴᛏ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᚪᛚ ᚩᚦᚴ ᛏᚢ ᚧᛟ ᛒᚱᛇᛏᛇᛋ ᚳᛇᛝᛞᛟᛗ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚪᛚ ᛗᚢᛞᛇᛋ ᛒᚪᚾᛞᛉ ᛒᛁᛏᚹᛁᚾ ᚧᛠᛗ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᛟ ᚱᛇᛣ ᛟᚡ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᛒᚱᛇᛏᛇᚾ᛬ ᛇᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚪᛏ ᛏᚢ ᛒᛁ ᚺᚩᛚᛚᛁ ᚱᛠᚾᛏ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚧᚫᛏ ᚫᛉ ᚠᚱᛁ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚴᛠᛚᚠᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ᛬ ᚧᛖ ᚺᚫᚡ ᚠᚣᛚ ᛗᛟᛄᛏ ᛏᚢ ᚹᛖᛡ ᚹᚩᚱ᛬ ᛗᛖᚳ ᚠᚱᛇᚦ᛬ ᚴᚹᛖᚱ ᚩᚦᛒᚪᚾᛞᛉ᛬ ᚴᛠᛏ ᛟᛈ ᛏᚱᛖᛞ᛬ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛏᚢ ᛞᚢ ᚪᛚ ᛟᚧᛟᚱ ᛞᛁᛞᛉ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚦᛇᛝᛉ ᚹᛇᛣ ᚴᛠᛚᚠᚴᛏᚫᚾᛞᛇᛝ ᚱᛇᛣᛇᛉ ᛗᛖ ᚱᛟᛄᛏᛚᛁ ᛞᚢ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚠᚩᚱ ᚧᛟ ᛟᛈᚺᚩᛚᛞᛇᛝ ᛟᚡ ᚧᛇᚴ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚴᛖᛇᛝ᛬ ᚹᛇᚦ ᛖ ᚠᚫᚴᛏ ᛏᚱᛟᚴᛏ ᛇᚾ ᚧᛟ ᛋᛠᛚᛏᛟᚱ ᛟᚡ ᚷᚪᛞᛉ ᚴᛏᚢᛟᚱᛞᛋᛇᛈ᛬ ᚹᛁ ᛈᛚᛠᛡ᛬ ᛁᛣ ᛏᚢ ᛁᛣ᛬ ᚪᚹᚱ ᛚᛟᛄᚡᛉ᛬ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚹᛠᛚᚦ ᚫᚾᛞ ᚪᚹᚱ ᚺᚫᛚᚩᛞ ᛗᛠᚾᚴ᛫