TIL that Jefferson originally wrote in the Declaration of Independence that "we hold these truths to be sacred", rather than "self-evident", which was introduced by Franklin. This is a huge shift in the grounding epistemology of freedom from God-given to nature-given.
Did you learn that in Vishal Mangalwadi’s book, “The Book that Made Your World”?
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I was actually just listening to a podcast with him as a guest
I love that guy