Even though the Continental Congress appointed five guys to fix the fries that would sever the ties with Great Britain, Thomas Jefferson did the work of writing the Declaration of Independence. Not that Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston didn't help with the salt, shaking off the excess grease, whatever. And then Congress commenced its tinkering.
A current Congressional committee has finally released the approved version. Walter Russell Mead has the rest of the story.
A current Congressional committee has finally released the approved version. Walter Russell Mead has the rest of the story.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to strengthen the political bands which have connected them with the Global Community, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the cooperative and deferential station which a careful review of the relevant peer reviewed literature suggests is most appropriate for long term win-win outcomes ...Yield to your betters.