Please someone rewrite the first paragraph of the Declaration in understood modern English please.

Sometimes it is necessary for a group of people to separate themselves from

their government and create a new (separate) country. This is a serious decision

so it is important that we, the Thirteen United States of America, spell out the

causes that make this necessary.

All men are created equal; God has not selected anyone to rule over us. God

has granted all men certain rights, and these rights cannot be taken away by any

government. These rights include Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Governments are created by man and get their power from the consent (or

permission) of the governed. When a government stops acting in the interest of

the people, the people have the right to alter or abolish their ties to that

government and form a new government.

Good judgment requires that governments that have served the people for a long

time not be cast aside lightly. But when a long train of abuses by a government

shows that they do not care about the people they govern, it is the people’s right

to throw off the government and form a new one.

The Colonies have suffered in this way for a long time. King George III, the King

of Great Britain has repeatedly made laws and judgments that injure us and we

live under absolute tyranny. To prove this let us list his offences:

He has refused to approve laws that we have passed that will help the Colonies

govern themselves.

He has forbidden the Colonies from putting into effect new laws until he approves

them. Once we submit them for his approval he ignores them.

He has called lawmakers together at unusual places, at strange times and in

uncomfortable places so that we will be fatigued into agreeing with him.

If he doesn’t like what one of the Colonies’ legislatures has done, he disbands

the legislature and sends the lawmakers home. He has done this over and over.

When this happens he refuses to let new lawmakers be elected. This leaves our

Colonies without a local government to protect us.

He has failed to encourage new people to move here and has refused to open up

new areas in the colonies for people to live.

He refuses to appoint judges and once appointed he doesn’t give Colonial judges

the power to decide cases.

He makes judges do what he wants by making them dependent on him for their

salary. Judges are afraid that if they do something he doesn’t like he will

withhold the judge’s pay.

He sends over swarms of government employees who harass us and they are a

burden on our taxes.

Explanation:

http://benjaminallensmith.com/Benjamin_A._Smith/U.S._HIstory_II_CPA_files/Declaration%20Paraphrased%20in%20Modern%20Language.pdf

Sometimes it is necessary for a group of people to separate themselves from

their government and create a new (separate) country. This is a serious decision

so it is important that we, the Thirteen United States of America, spell out the

causes that make this necessary.

All men are created equal; God has not selected anyone to rule over us. God

has granted all men certain rights, and these rights cannot be taken away by any

government. These rights include Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Governments are created by man and get their power from the consent (or

permission) of the governed. When a government stops acting in the interest of

the people, the people have the right to alter or abolish their ties to that

government and form a new government.

Good judgment requires that governments that have served the people for a long

time not be cast aside lightly. But when a long train of abuses by a government

shows that they do not care about the people they govern, it is the people’s right

to throw off the government and form a new one.

The Colonies have suffered in this way for a long time. King George III, the King

of Great Britain has repeatedly made laws and judgments that injure us and we

live under absolute tyranny. To prove this let us list his offences:

He has refused to approve laws that we have passed that will help the Colonies

govern themselves.

He has forbidden the Colonies from putting into effect new laws until he approves

them. Once we submit them for his approval he ignores them.

He has called lawmakers together at unusual places, at strange times and in

uncomfortable places so that we will be fatigued into agreeing with him.

If he doesn’t like what one of the Colonies’ legislatures has done, he disbands

the legislature and sends the lawmakers home. He has done this over and over.

When this happens he refuses to let new lawmakers be elected. This leaves our

Colonies without a local government to protect us.

He has failed to encourage new people to move here and has refused to open up

new areas in the colonies for people to live.

He refuses to appoint judges and once appointed he doesn’t give Colonial judges

the power to decide cases.

He makes judges do what he wants by making them dependent on him for their

salary. Judges are afraid that if they do something he doesn’t like he will

withhold the judge’s pay.

He sends over swarms of government employees who harass us and they are a

burden on our taxes.

Explanation:

http://benjaminallensmith.com/Benjamin_A._Smith/U.S._HIstory_II_CPA_files/Declaration%20Paraphrased%20in%20Modern%20Language.pdf

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