One correction, Sky: Not the Constitution.
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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch
Makes you wonder what other single last-minute word changes there have been...
(PS. That's your cue to add some potentially funny changes to speech)  |
Actually if you read Jefferson's rough draft side-by-side with the published version you will see a lot of changes and corrections. Jefferson's original phrase was "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable", which historical opinion is that "self-evident" was Ben Franklin's idea, but no one knows for sure. On July 3rd Congress has a whole dumped Jefferson's favorite part - the bit where he blames King George for slavery. Probably best that they pulled it out, since England had already outlawed the practice.
Here is a funny modern interpretation.
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/ar...e-web/19540520
And here is a collection of even funnier ones.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_ne...ndependence_in