July 2 2023 — Existential Autotrip

July 2, 2023
# 1613

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Cover Story
by Howard Dinin, with a boost from ChatGPT

I got a glimpse of the ezine’s “July 4” issue and what you write, though I don’t fault it at all, made me think you could have gone even further in your remarks.

It helped me, in inquiring further (of ChatGPT 4, of course), to feel even more strongly that I ever had previously, the magnitude of the act, in a number of dimensions. It was revolutionary clearly, not only in fomenting what we call the revolution, but in its historical primacy as an act of what I’ll call modern international realpolitik and how to effect it.

I thought you’d be interested.

In terms of internationally agreed diplomatic protocols, what is the status of a declaration made by one nation, self-granting its independence from the protection of its colonial overseers and their appointed governors, and at the same time its status of a free and sovereign nation in its own right? Is the act of a unanimous declaration by all participants said to be an “adoption” of the act, is it a statement of intent, or does a declaration have an established status in diplomatic and political terms among nations? I am thinking in particular of the U.S. Declaration of Independence of 1776. What language is appropriate to describe the act of declaration?

ChatGPT:

The U.S. Declaration of Independence is a seminal historical document and was a bold political act. It was a formal statement, unanimously agreed upon by the representatives of the 13 American colonies that were at war with Great Britain, declaring their independence from British rule.

In diplomatic and political terms, the Declaration of Independence can be characterized in several ways. Here are a few:

A Unilateral Declaration: The Declaration of Independence was a unilateral act by the American colonies. Unilateral declarations in international law are statements that are intended to have legal effect and are often used to establish or modify legal rights and obligations.

A Statement of Intent: The Declaration can also be seen as a statement of intent, indicating the resolve of the American colonies to become independent states, free from British control.

A Declaration of Sovereignty: The document effectively announced the colonies' assertion of their sovereignty. Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies.

An Act of Revolution: The Declaration of Independence was also an act of revolution, an uprising by the American colonies against British rule. Revolution, in this context, is a fundamental and often sudden change in political power and political organization.

An Adoption of a New Political Order: The Declaration represented the colonies' unanimous decision to adopt a new political order, that of an independent nation.

A Manifesto: Some also see the Declaration as a manifesto, as it articulates a philosophical argument about the nature of legitimate government and the rights and freedoms of the people.

Note that these characterizations are not mutually exclusive. A single act can have multiple interpretations and dimensions.

The status of such a declaration among nations is not predetermined or standardized by any internationally agreed diplomatic protocols. The effects of the declaration largely depend on its recognition by other nations and the outcome of any conflict that might ensue. For instance, the U.S. Declaration of Independence was not initially recognized by most European powers, but this changed following the American victory in the Revolutionary War.

The full text of this document is printed below.

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Kat’s Gen Z Corner

Question everything you do

Then live a wonderful life.

What Makes an Exceptional Life?

I think about this question genuinely every day. To be clear, I am so happy with my life that sometimes it overwhelms me. My new apartment is the kind of New York City gem that, if you’re lucky enough to grab it, you’ll never let it go. My job is genuinely fulfilling: I feel like I am doing good for the world while being intellectually challenged. My relationships, by and large, make me feel supported and loved. The time I spend alone doing yoga, walking in the park, reading, even scrolling through Instagram, makes me feel good and like I’m living holistically.

That being said, there are so many questions. Should I be staying later at work and putting in more effort than I am? That’s what my partner and so many other successful professionals do. It would make me better at my job, but it would encroach on the time I need to unwind and stay physically and emotionally fit. Does an exceptional life mean putting everything you have into your job, or can it be more nuanced than that?

Other questions: I care a lot about fashion – does that make me a superficial jerk? I read a lot but proceed to forget everything I’ve consumed – does that make me stupid, and should I try harder to make up for that fault? I get 7.5 hours of sleep every night – but the most successful people I know tend to sleep less. Should I be trying harder to stay awake longer? I get overwhelmed by socialization really quickly – which is part of the reason I leave work around 5pm every day – should I work on my social capacity limitations in therapy or is this just who I am? I save a few hundred dollars a month, some of my friends are saving thousands and others are saving nothing. Is what I am doing enough, or should I be spending less or finding a job that pays more?

Phew.

When the doubts take over, I often remember the Billy Joel song Vienna and feel better knowing I am not the only crazy child so ambitious for a juvenile.

Stream of anxieties aside, the beautiful thing about my life, perhaps for the first time in my life, is that I would not trade it for anyone else’s. I know other people do certain things better than I do, but as a whole, I am so satisfied with and so proud of what I’ve created. I think feeling comfortable in this place, trusting that I have, indeed, created an exceptional life, is the thing I need to work on most.

Photo caption: Central Park on a warm June day.

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Commentary
On January 6, 2021, a large group of Americans fought to overthrow our country’s hard-won Constitution. They were defeated.
We must not let up on our prosecution of these individuals and groups.
We especially must air out Donald Trump’s role in encouraging the rioters and his subsequent role in justifying their actions, and we must prosecute him if there is evidence that he violated one or more of our laws.

Double Loss
A month ago I lost one of my oldest and dearest friends. I am still haunted by his absence.

On another level of loss, this past week I lost two personal caregivers, each of them with me for more than a dozen years: my hairstylist and my PCP. My hairstylist and I had become friends by virtue of my spending twenty minutes a week in her chair, so I’ll miss her more. They each went off in different directions. Life changes.

Michael, we think of you.
Friends for seventy years.

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Brayden’s Section

Have you ever seen a story where the main character dies in the first scene? This is the very question that popped into my head in the summer of 2018 when I first started developing my original musical, Toothy’s Treasure.

What are the implications of a show with no protagonist? How do the other characters band together to achieve their common goal without someone to lead them? I wanted to write something that broke all of the rules of musical theatre, cause frankly, I was tired of seeing shows that follow the same formula and don’t do anything new or risky with it. So I began to develop a pirate comedy musical where the main character dies in the first scene, and the rest of the crew has to look to the audience for help getting to the treasure.

This show went through many drafts and many versions throughout its development. After a few readings in Boston and Los Angeles, we finally staged the production at Boston Conservatory (my alma mater) last December. This was our first opportunity to get audience feedback on a fully staged version of the show, and we were able to quickly see what elements of the audience interaction were working and not working. After that, the show got accepted to an incubator program at The Theater Center, and they helped us produce an Off-Broadway Workshop of Toothy’s Treasure this past January. This allowed us to develop the show with a higher budget, and get feedback from industry professionals in New York City. Most recently we produced the show at the Boston Center for the Arts, and made some finishing touches and final adjustments to the script.

Toothy’s Treasure is now finally at its stage of development where we’re ready to get larger producers and regional theaters involved to help us take it to the next level. So we’re pitching the show to theatres that we think this show could be a good fit in their season.
Here’s an excerpt of our pitch:

Step into the world of Toothy's Treasure and discover the hero within yourself as you embark on an extraordinary journey.
This unprecedented fusion of scripted theater and improvisation invites your audience members to unleash their heroic potential, shaping the destiny of our eccentric pirate crew.

What’s it about?

Toothy’s Treasure is a swashbuckling musical adventure following a crew of eccentric pirates sailing to find a treasure left behind by an old friend. Trouble strikes when the crew's rookie protagonist is abruptly killed off in the first scene. With no hero to lead the way, the crew turns to the audience for volunteers with "main-character energy" to guide them to the treasure.

Production photo from our Boston Center for the Arts performance. Left to Right: Mabel White as Squid Lips, Cait Winston as Carrot the Parrot, Brayden Martino as Captain Moldy Bones, Chloe Gardner as Wet Shoe, and Charlize Vermaak as Fungus.

How does this show work and what makes it unique?

"Toothy's Treasure" ventures into new territory for scripted musicals, seamlessly blending fiction with reality. Audience members become integral to the pirate world, actively shaping the unfolding story. Through structured musical improv, the pirates create magic by crafting on-the-spot lyrics that incorporate audience participation in the quest for the treasure. With innovative improv techniques, our actors deliver electrifying improvisations, setups, and payoffs, making each performance feel new, exciting, and risky. "Toothy's Treasure" immerses the audience in an enchanting experience where every spontaneous moment generated by them becomes an integral part of the characters' reality.

***Action shot of Mabel White as Squid Lips, who is gazing overboard at their love and their lady The Sea.***

Why this show now?

In an age dominated by digital experiences and virtual connections, people crave in-person human-to-human interactions. This show is a community-building experience, and invites people from all demographics to belly-laugh together, witness an unrepeatable moment in time, and play pretend along with the actors in a joy-filled environment, no matter how young or old.

In workshops, we’ve seen magic happen as unknowing volunteers feel the thrill and excitement of being the actual hero, solving real problems for a crew that they’re truly a steadfast part of. The audience volunteer has to do very little— just answering simple questions and making simple decisions. The pirates do the rest to make the experience completely personalized – and the feeling of not knowing what could happen next is completely electrifying for those in the audience and on stage.

What’s next?

If you want to follow the journey of Toothy’s Treasure, or even set sail along with us, visit ToothysTreasure.com, or follow us on Instagram (instagram.com/seehumans).

Together, let's unlock a world where anyone can defy expectations and shape a story that resonates with the hero within us all.

The pirate crew being attacked by the Whacken (the lesser known cousin of the Kracken.)

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Tucker’s Corner

For all the patriotism that runs rampant across American cinema there’s actually a pretty big hole where movies about the American Revolution should be. They exist but most of them aren’t really anything worth writing home about. I find that kind of wild. So instead for this Independence Day I thought I would write about a film I find to be quintessentially American. A film that tells a story in such a way that it could only happen here in the land of opportunity. You know it well. This is The Godfather Part 1.

The Godfather - Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

The first words spoken in The Godfather are “I believe in America”. We hear these words before we see the face of the man speaking them. That man is Amerigo Bonasera, an undertaker. Bonasera is an Italian immigrant and he found success in the land of opportunity by doing everything he was told to do. Despite Amerigo’s first words in the film, at the time we meet him he has painfully learned why he should not believe in America. His daughter was assaulted here, and the justice system was set up to protect the boys who did it.

We believe Bonasera is the man he says he is. We watch him refuse the whiskey that’s put in front of him as if doing so will further prove to the audience that he is an upright member of the American community. But in the same moments we learn of his good citizenship we learn he doesn’t want to maintain that because it has stopped serving him. He wants revenge. He wants blood for the violence done to his daughter. And so here we meet the man on the other side of the desk, the criminal Bonasera has always avoided to stay out of trouble. Don Vito understands Bonasera’s position. “You found paradise in America” he says. And then he orders violence done.

Bonasera’s story has very little to do with The Godfather’s narrative. In the opening scene Don Vito foretells a time when Bonasera will have to repay this favor. When that moment finally does come, and Bonasera briefly reenters the film, all he has to do is his profession. He’s not asked to commit a crime. He merely has to make the body of Sonny Corleone look presentable.

Yet Bonasera’s opening monologue brings us into the world of The Godfather. It introduces the film’s themes and we’re about to learn precisely what they are. America can be a rotten place and good, vulnerable people sometimes must do rotten things to survive here. Francis Ford Coppola, the film’s director wanted The Godfather to skewer American capitalism, to show how this country turns human interactions into cold calculations. Vito Corleone introductory shot sees him emerging from darkness, a manifestation of evil. Throughout the film we see the Corleone family kill each other or cause each other’s deaths in the name of business. This behavior isn’t limited to the family either. Instead it’s everywhere. The square-jawed cop in the mob’s pocket, the predatory film executive, the abusive husband, the turncoat mob soldiers. Greed and lust for power turn all the characters into monsters. At the meeting of the Five Families, Barzini cracks a joke about how “we are not Communists” and everyone laughs.

The Godfather’s narrative ends up centering on Michael Corleone’s transformation, showing how a single person can go from good to evil. He begins the film somewhat amused but also repulsed by his background. Soon though he’s lecturing Kay his future wife about how naïve she is to think that “senators and presidents don’t have men killed”. The trouble with The Godfather is Michael is so easy to root for that we almost miss the moment he becomes truly demonic. By the time of the famous baptism/murder montage near the film’s end Michael is a true force of evil. Basically, The Godfather tells in three hours the same kind of corruption of innocence story that Breaking Bad examined across its five seasons.

Yet most people don’t consider the Godfather film that’s trying to break down the American way. In fact it’s quite the opposite. All its characters are presented as eternal archetypes set against the backdrop of a mythic American saga. Aside from the criminal nature of much of the film the values that keep being pushed to the surface are the importance of family and tradition and how with the right work ethic and intelligence you can be an American success story. Think about Fredo Corleone. The character’s name has become a cultural shorthand in the US for someone who constantly screws up. All things considered he's one of the least evil members of the Corleone family. He’s just the least competent. It’s telling that Americans agree the worst character in the Godfather is the one who can’t handle the family business.

The Godfather is a masterclass in cultural mythmaking. Every bit of the film feels iconic and thanks to that so much of the story has found its way into the bones of American culture. Luca Brasi accomplishes almost nothing in the film but because of how other characters talk about him (almost like western gunfighters or tall tale characters do) many Americans know his name very well. Marlon Brando still considered by many to be the greatest actor to ever live plays a figure that commands the same type of reverence that the film’s younger actors would have paid Brando himself. The opening scene at the wedding is the perfect introduction to this family and how they interact with one another and how the world of the film works. When Michael goes to Sicily it feels like another century but we still believe every frame. The film never rings false.

At the time of its release, The Godfather acted as tour through recent American history. The film’s story starts in 1945 but that’s only 27 years before it came out. A story set in 1996 doesn’t seem all that exotic, does it? The film spoke to a growing cynicism that was spreading in America. Watching the glory of post World War 2 America, the magic of the 1950’s fall away into the turmoil the country was seeing in the ‘60’s and early 70’s. The idea that maybe the American dream was a false bill of goods.

Shortly before his death, Don Vito Corleone looks at the life he’s built for himself and his family. One of his sons has been horribly murdered. Another is pampered and useless. Another has been forced to take up the violent life that he was supposed to transcend. “I refused to be a fool, dancing on the string held by all those big shots,” the Don says. But in that refusal, he’s simply become a big shot himself. That’s an American tragedy.

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Prime Ribs Compared
The Chart House is the only Boston restaurant that, seven days a week, serves roasted Prime Rib both for lunch and dinner. Their largest cut is $50.00. You get garlic mashed potatoes with it. It is very good.
Contrarily, on Thursday evenings only, Abe and Louie’s serves roasted Prime Rib. There is only one size, large, and it is $65.00. Nothing is served with it. Potatoes are an additional $12.00.

The roast at the Chart House is very good. The Prime Rib dinner at Abe and Louie’s is far superior. The ambiance at Abe and L’s is great. At the Chart House, it is very good.

Two very goods for less money. Two greats, for substantially more money. So personal a decision.

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BOLOGNESE SAUCE
This sauce is better prepared the day before.
Explanation below.
The layers of ingredients, the generous fat content, and the long cooking time add a complexity to the sauce, missing when any of these steps are cut back.

I use the flavor from 3 different fats.
3TB Unsalted Butter
3TB Duck Fat
4oz Pancetta (cut into 1/4-inch pieces)
(Substitute evoo for any of the above.)

4oz yellow onion, minced
4oz red bell pepper, minced
1 chili pepper, minced

3oz carrot, minced
3oz celery, minced
1oz fresh garlic, minced

1 lb Ground Beef
½ lb Ground Pork
½ lb hot italian pork sausage meat
(Add ½ lb ground veal or substitute it for one of the above.)

4TB Tomato Paste
2TB anchovy paste

1 cup Dry White Wine

1 ¼ cups Whole Milk
7 cups homemade chicken stock

5 sprigs Thyme

2 Fresh Bay Leaves
1 cup fresh basil or parsley or combination
1 TB dried oregano
1 ½ t salt and
½ t freshly-ground pepper

28 oz Italian tomatoes, San Marzano preferred, chopped
Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat until butter starts to sizzle, then
Add pancetta, and cook until golden and the fat has rendered, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Add the mirepoix: the onion, carrot, peppers, and celery, and cook, stirring often, until
soft and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
Add the anchovy paste and the tomato paste when the mirepoix is almost done and incorporate them into the vegetables. Scrape the bottom of the pan to avoid any burning.

Add the ground meat and cook over medium heat.
Stir frequently, separating the clumps of meat with the edge of a spatula.
The meat gets easier to separate as it heats and mixes with the pan juices.
Brown the meat (8 to 10 minutes). Scrape the bottom of the pan to avoid any burning

Add the wine and cook until liquid has evaporated, 6 to 7 minutes.
Add 1 cup milk and cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes
Add all herbs and spices.
Add in the can of chopped tomatoes and
6 cups of stock. (Use the other cup of stock if the sauce appears too thick.)

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer and
cook 3 to 3 ½ hours.
Stir in remaining 1/4 cup milk and season with salt and pepper, as desired.

This recipe calls for a generous amount of fat.
I find the frying much easier with the generous quantity.
During the three-hour cook, you can remove the fat with a large spoon.
I leave the sauce overnight.
The fat rises.
It’s very easy then to edge it out with a spatula.

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Chuckles and Thoughts
"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?'
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose."
~George Carlin

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Mail and other Conversation
We love getting mail, email, or texts, including links.

This from Kat, a Gen Z writer:

Brayden is very cool.
Tucker's pieces are really fantastic as well. Too much good material!

This from friend Victor P, re: an article by Nick Dello Russo that will be going into our book.

I enjoyed reading your story, Nick. I worked the market during my college years and beyond for my father-in-law, Dunbar Viscione and with his son, Paul. We sold a variety of potatoes, onions and garlic only, sort of a specialty stand! Many loyal customers from nearby cities and as far away as Fall River would come to shop with Dunbar who was a stout fellow, fair minded businessman and a very hard worker. I sent your piece to Paul and he truly was touched by it. Thanks for sharing your memory.

Victor

And here’s a link related to Nick’s article.

(4) GBH Archives on Twitter: "Boston's Haymarket in December 1974. https://t.co/FjpYNBooGr" / Twitter

The video lasts 2min 17 seconds.

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The Declaration of Independence
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual uncomfortable and distant from the depository of their public Records for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected whereby the Legislative Powers incapable of Annihilation have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices and amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to Civil Power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a manner and establishing therein an Arbitrary government and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. 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 compleat 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. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies,1 solemnly publish and declare That these United Colonies are,2 and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown,3 and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain,4 is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes[,] and our sacred Honor.

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