“was very respected and no one considered in a joke in itself.”
“Respected” and not being a joke are two different things. Harvard is respected, but Harvard is a joke.
you wrote:
“Respected and not being a joke are two different things.”
Are, not were.
“Harvard is respected, but Harvard is a joke.”
But no one thought thought that in the late 18th century.
“Harvard is respected, but Harvard is a joke.”
Why do you say that?
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