Sunday, July 04, 2010

Declaration of Independence

"...a wretched composition, very ill written, drawn up with a view to captivate the people." - British parliamentarian

All 'subjects' are created equal
"Thomas Jefferson may have been one of America's founding fathers, but even he was 'subject' to poor word choice. Preservation scientists have discovered that Thomas Jefferson had originally referred to the American public as "subjects," then changed it to read "citizens" before the ink dried."