4 July 2008

Sesquipedalianism NOT Eschewed, or The Fourth with HST

232 years ago, today, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, Royal Colony of Pennsylvania, voted to adopt a collectively-edited document written by Thomas Jefferson, entitled “Declaration of Independence.” It is significant that it was the written pamphlet, and not the actual vote for “independency” on July 2 that we celebrate.
And, it was by no [...]