We, the members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, have struggled
for years to see justice restored to the Galaxy. We have fought against
the abuses and moral atrocities of the Galactic Empire. We have watched
planets subjugated, and we have helped planets regain their freedom. We
have lived an ideal. We have died for a just cause.
Now all of us share a victory that was long overdue. The war has been
won, and freedom will be restored to the Galaxy. The Emperor id dead. The
end to the tyranny of the Galactic Empire is upon us.
What was taken away by subterfuge, trickery and violence has been reclaimed
through the efforts of brave, honorable beings banded together in a common
cause. We have done what many claimed was impossible. We have defeated
the Imperial war machine.
Acting upon our own moral conviction and the principles of equality and
compassion that guided the Old Republic, the Alliance has accomplished
its lofty goals. In the name, and by the authority, of the free beings
of the Galaxy, the Alliance has usurped the usurpers. With final victory
achieved at the Battle of Endor, we declare the Alliance's work complete.
It has achieved what it set out to do. In its place, we declare the birth
of the New Republic.
Let the stars sing and the many beings rejoice! The Republic lives again.
But it is not the Republic of old. It is a New Republic, founded on the
principles and laws of the original, but with the benefit of history to
serve as advisor and mentor. We must not allow the mistakes of the Old
Republic to corrupt the New. The New Republic is dedicated to liberty,
freedom and justice for all beings in the Galaxy. The New Republic is sworn
to be fair, virtuous and honest, for it was the corruption of the Old Republic
that was fertile ground for the seeds of tyranny that cast a shadow over
the Galaxy for these long years. By all that we fought for, the terror
of the past shall never arise again.
The true work is just beginning. We must now restore the Republic in
deed as well as name. From the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim Territories,
throughout the entire Galaxy, we call upon all worlds to send representatives
to help forge a new Galactic Government. This is to be a union of all peoples.
With these words, the birth of the New Galactic Republic is hereby declared!
Built upon the foundation of the Alliance and cemented with the promises
of freedom, justice and law for every being. The New Republic is dedicated
to the ideals of galactic prosperity in every sense―economic, cultural
and spiritual. Its member worlds must aid in the work to come and be dedicated
and committed to persevere through the painful struggles that are sure
to come.
We, the Beings of the Galaxy, in order to form a free union of planets,
establish justice, provide for common peace and prosperity, and to secure
liberty for all beings, do ordain and establish this New Republic. Let
the stars sing! Let the planets shout! Let the Republic begin!
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