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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Anitius Severinus Boethius
Despite what you may have heard, he didn’t write it by himself.

Despite what you may have heard, yes, he did. The only real changes were things removed, like his "vehement Phillipic against negro slavery." There was only one significant addition, which was Lee's resolution: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, Free and Independent States.

Jefferson wrote the Declaration. Period.

29 posted on 07/06/2014 10:49:38 PM PDT by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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To: FredZarguna

I’ll tell that to Ben and John.


31 posted on 07/06/2014 10:58:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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