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Show WUGityouBiufliJitU WAIi BONDS . Ships of the Destroyer type com-iprlse com-iprlse the bulk of our fighting ships in the American Navy. Their average aver-age displacement is about 1800 tons, and they are fast, powerful, and hard hitting. They have been particularly par-ticularly effective in convoy duty and gave a good account of themselves In the Coral Sea engagement. They cost approximately $3,600,000 each. Every Navy shipyard is turning out Destroyers in record time. They are essential for our two-ocean Navy. Purchase of more and more War Bonds will assure all-out production pro-duction of these vital units for the Navy. Buy every pay day. If everybody ev-erybody invests at least ten percent of his income in War Bonds we can do the job. U. S. Treasury Department on -parchment and signed by 'fifty-three irnembers of the Congress Con-gress on August 2nd'. Undoubtedly, the Declaration of Independence ranks as oras of the important documents of 'his'jory. Largely drafted by Thomas Jefferson, it expresses the essence of this political philosophy. phi-losophy. This, brieifly, is the idea that men are created equal and en do wed by their Creator r.vith certain inalienable rights, including in-cluding life, liberty and the (pursuit (pur-suit of happiness. To secure these rights, governments are instituted among (mien and derive their just powers from the cons' con-s' er.it of the governed. The Declaration .asserts wlheni-evtr wlheni-evtr any form of government becomes be-comes de:tnuctive of these ends, it is the right of tlhe people ito alter or to abolish it, and to institute in-stitute a new government, laying its ifoundations on sudh principles, and) organizing its powers in eiuch form, as shall seem most likely to -effect 'their safety and happiness. Jefferson pointed out that prudence pru-dence will dictate that igovern-.."n-e-ot long established slhould not b. changed for light and transient trans-ient causes and i.ihat the experience experi-ence of mankind has shown that men are more disposed to suffer, white evils are sufiferable, than to right themselves fcy abolishing abolish-ing the form to -which 'they are acous'.ioimed. But, the added, when a long train of abuses and usurpations evincj a design to reduce -them to absolute de potism, "it is thieir right, it is their duty, to throw ofif sudh government and to provide pro-vide safeguards for 'tlheir future seourity." In lo-ther words, 'the Declaration Declara-tion of Independence (proclaims the right of a people to revolution. revolu-tion. It proclaims, very positively, positiv-ely, itlhe right of citizens to alter or abolish existing forms of 'government, 'gov-ernment, when, for amy rsia-jon, me) Af forms seem more likely to promote safety and happiness. In this connection', we suggest that readers of The Pyramid, celebrating the anniversary lofi the historic document, take the time necessary to read its words. The reading will do th-eim' good. I |