One of the dirty little secrets of the Declaration of Independence is that most of it is rather boring. Oh, sure, the âWhen in the course of human eventsâ¦â and âWe hold these truths to be self evident ...â bits can really get the blood pumping. Be honest, though: When was the last time you read all the way through to the part that complained that King George III âhas 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 onlyâ?