‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.’
‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean different things–that’s all.’
‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master–that’s all’
https://www.thoughtco.com/humpty-dumpty-philosopher-of-language-2670315
That explains why originalism is important - it means our freedoms and rights have an unshakeable foundation.
Wasn’t that the caterpillar?
I thought of the same passage.
That explains why originalism is important - it means our freedoms and rights have an unshakeable foundation.
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Which is precisely why our enemies foreign and domestic are working tirelessly to nullify it.