RebelKev Wrote:Thomas Jefferson wasn't the author of the Declaration of Independence. That's as far as I needed to go. Thomas Payne had more to do with it than he did.
"Church bells rang out over Philadelphia on July 4, 1776....signalling that the Declaration of Independence was approved and officially adopted by the Continental Congress.
A month earlier Congress had appointed a Committee of Five to draft a statement to the world presenting the colonies' case for independence. The committee consisted of John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The committee assigned Jefferson the task of writing the original document. After minor alterations were subsequently made by Franklin and Adams, the document was submitted to Congress."
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<a href='http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/' target='_blank'>earlyamerica.com</a>
"Due to similarities with Thomas Paine's Common Sense, there are some scholars who believe Thomas Paine actually penned the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, providing the style and key phrases to Thomas Jefferson. His ideas are further embodied in the U. S. Constitution, although he did not help to write that document. His principles keyed on the fundamental rights of man and the need for subservience of government. These two common sense concepts provided a broad foundation for a democratic yet representative constitutional approach to resolving disputes and managing an independent country. They encourage common sense in government. "
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<a href='http://www.technidigm.org/paine.htm' target='_blank'>technidigm</a>
stop signs are red...........