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Read the passage. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . . In this passage from the Declaration of Independence, why did Jefferson introduce the idea that one does not change a government for “light” causes?

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To emphasize the seriousness of colonists reasons for declaring independence - Gradpoint

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