Understand these new words before you read this article.
1. destructive [dis'tr?ktiv] adj. 引起破坏(或毁灭)的;破坏
(或毁灭)性的
2. disfranchisement [d?s, fr?n't?a?zm?nt] n. 剥夺公民权
3. preeminent [pri:?em?n?nt] adj. 卓越的, 杰出的, 超群的
4. assembly [?'sembli] n. 集会, 集合; 集合的人们;立法机构, 议会
1. Declaration of Sentiments
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the f***ly of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that am