The Declaration of Independence says a people may alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive of their rights. That is the American Revolution’s theory. It is also a last resort. Jefferson did not say you shoot the sheriff because you lost an election or dislike a tax. He said it is the right and duty of the people when there is a long train of abuses, all aimed at putting them under absolute despotism, and when every peaceful remedy has been tried.
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