Friday, July 02, 2010

Oops

Thomas Jefferson Used ‘Subjects’ Instead of ‘Citizens’ in Early Declaration of Independence: "Library of Congress officials say Thomas Jefferson made a Freudian slip while penning a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence.

In an early draft of the document, which is kept under lock and key in one of the Library's vaults, Jefferson referred to the American population as 'subjects,' then replaced it with the word 'citizens,' a term he used frequently throughout the final draft."

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