Declaration+of+independence+Hollymr11

Hello, I am Benjamin Franklin and I represent the colony of Pennsylvania. I work as a scientist and as a printer. I am speaking to you today because I am tired of Great Britain controlling our colonies with laws and taxes.

Imagine your children with no freedom... freedom to speak, freedom to dress the way they choose and freedom to be themselves and not who others expect them to be.

I was born in Boston, Massachusetts 1706, born the tenth son of a soap and candle-maker, Josiah Franklin. I loved to read and assisted my brother, James as a printer and publisher. I soon began getting the contract to do government jobs and started thriving in business. In addition to running a print shop, I also ran a book store. I became quite enterprising.

The following are some problems with Britain: He won't let us choose our own judges, and instead he chooses them all himself, so they're all on his side. He also makes us pay all kinds of taxes without asking us about it. He won't let us pass laws we need for everybody's good. Even when we do pass laws, he won't sign them so they can go into effect. and he tried to force men to give up their right to make laws. http://www.flickr.com/photos/perpetualplum/4408336967/

= = =Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature. = =-Benjamin Franklin = 