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That all men are born equally free and independent, is a principle which was assumed by the people of this coun try, in their contest for liberty and the rights of man. In defence of this and other principles of natural right and justice, or in resistance of what they deemed violations of their rights, the whole-people of these States have thought themselves justified in appealing to arms, and in exposing their,lives and property in two bloody and desolating wars.
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