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To: Road Walker who wrote (9876)	7/4/2014 12:54:09 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

Mutually pledge our fortunes. Fortune doesn't even have to be about money. Someone can have good fortune or run in to an unfortunate situation, without their monetary balance changing. To the extent it is about money, the quote is about pledging fortune. Not saying "we think its a good thing for others to grab our money, and other people's money, whether or not they support the grab". A large part of the force behind the revolution was as a protest against taxation.

To: Road Walker who wrote (9876)	7/4/2014 6:24:39 PM
From: ig	4 Recommendations Recommended By alanrs dave rose greg s TimF Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

If "we mutually pledge to each other our fortunes" isn't about taxes what the hell do you think it's about? "We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." This means they were putting everything on the line for the new country. From the British point of view, signing this Declaration was an act of treason. The Signers stood to lose their lives, all their property (fortunes), and, if they broke the faith with each other after signing this Declaration, their sacred honor. They had a lot to lose. Some of the 56 Signers did lose the lives they pledged. Some of them lost all their property (fortunes). Some lost their families. I don't know of any who lost their honor.