Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Way to Go, Declaration of Independence

"It capsulizes in five sentences--202--words what it took John Locke thousands of words to explain in his Second Treatise of Government." -Stephen E. Lucas in The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence


I just wanted to point out how the writers of the Declaration of Independence must have also read William's chapter on concision.  

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