I think I have an idea of what this means but I'm not sure. Anyone willing to help?

Question

From the Declaration...

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Answer 1

If you are going to split from your group the decent thing to do is to tell them why.