How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #4
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. (32)
All of the abuses on the long list here can be seen as evidence that the British government has violated one principle or another. Some are more obvious than others (like the one where King George was sending mercenaries to kill colonists), but this is an example of a more subtle one. What principle(s) is Jefferson saying the King and Parliament have violated? How does his accusation here relate to accusations in other sections of the text?
Quote #5
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. (44-45)
This comes from the paragraph where Jefferson talks at some length about how they tried to get the British people on board and were thoroughly ignored. Jefferson's ideas of humanity compel him to have a good reason for breaking with their former countrymen, while still recognizing that those former countrymen have the same rights as the colonists. Instead of resorting to resentment or name-calling, the author upholds the principles he stated just a few paragraphs ago, that they are all equal.