“he has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us. he has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. he is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.” this passage from the declaration of independence supports the of the document. thesis theme purpose pathos