| A | B |
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| We hold these truths to be self-evident.... | Statement of basic human rights |
| ... we mutually pledge to each other our lives | statement of separation |
| he has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts | charges against King George |
| He has dissolved Representative Houses | charges against King George |
| ...they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation | Preamble |
| Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established governments should not be changed for light and transient causes... | statement of basic human rights |
| ... that these United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free | statement of separation |
| He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing Armies | charges against King George |
| John Hancock | Signer of the Declaration |
| for imposing Taxes upon us without our Consent. | Charges against the King |
| ... to secure the rights, Governments are among Men | Preamble |
| When in the course of Human events... | Preamble |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton | Signer of the Declaration |
| He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us | Charges against King George |
