Minor premise: The government of England is subjecting the American colonists to laws that take away their unalienable rights. Jefferson’s reasoning is valid, but what could be added to the minor premise to strengthen the conclusion that revolution is necessary?

Only democracies can protect unalienable rights.

All governments need to take away some of these rights.

Once governments take away these rights, they cannot be returned.

Colonists have previously asked the king to reform these laws.

Only democracies can protect unalienable rights.

Explanation:

To reinforce Jefferson's position, the premise that only democracies can protect unalienable rights can be added. Thus, he not only would focus on the revolution as the way to replace the government of the king, but also as the way to establish a government of, by and for the American people.

That is, citizens would be urged to actively participate in politics and to make decisions based on popular sovereignty as a way of deciding the direction of the country, moving away from tyrannical systems such as absolutist monarchies.

awnser: the oxford dictionary of quotations (oup 1970) has 66 pages of quotations

attributed to the writings of william shakespeare in which there are 2369 quotations,

which may reflect well over 5000 speeches, discussions, observations and comments

that are present in shakespeare’s work. it is largely from those speeches and discussions

on shakespeare’s 37 plays, as well as his, and others’ poems, that examples have been

taken here.

in this book all quotations from his poems and plays have been taken from various

editions of the arden shakespeare.

the writer is very much indebted to the rapid response provided by his son, henry

audley-charles , for cries of , guidance, advice and repairs to his ageing pc, that

henry provided at all hours. without this assistance over the last 3 years this book

could not have been written.

in addition, the writer is much for the kind by discussion and proof readings from

elizabeth macbeth and janet hulse; and for his knowledge of shakespeare’s plays and

poems in discussions with monsieur francis saillart; and especially for years of proof

reading, support and with this book from my wife brenda amy cordeiro. above

all, the debt i owe is to professor david price, vice provost research. he has acted as

the editor and the guide for the whole project. this has been far from easy with

changes repeatedly being made by the author and which continued after professor price

had provided all the editorial structure for this project.