Commentors Weigh in on Declaration of Independence

Ye Old Grammarian: Hey Jefferson, it’s “inalienable,” not “unalienable”!

Ye Old Grammatist: I think the two can be used interchangeably.

Ye Old Grammarian: Hey linguist brain, it’s “grammarian,” not “grammatist”!

LongtimeSubscriber99: All men are created equal? They obviously haven’t met the losers who live in Delaware.

PatriotMan555: I’m all for treating everyone equal. Can’t say enough about the guy who takes care of my slaves.

Abolitionist387: I bet your slaves could.

PatriotMan555: Typical bleeding-heart emancipationist.

ToryTom: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”? Come on, Continental Congress, pick a lane.

ParliamentPete: Typical King George hatchet piece.

RoyalSubject666: We get it, Hancock, you have great penmanship.

TeaPartyTom: Am I missing something? These truths are not self-evident to me.

NashuaNiceGuy: Why does Massachusetts get two Adams signers and New Hampshire only gets one Whipple?

HornyHession!!!: Just watch. The French are going to copy this and claim it as theirs.

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