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While an admirable sentiment, it's technically incorrect -- the Declaration of Independence (or at least the copy in the National Archive) was written on parchm
by Wingman4l7 13y ago
While an admirable sentiment, it's technically incorrect -- the Declaration of Independence (or at least the copy in the National Archive) was written on parchment paper: http://www.usconstitution.net/constfaq_a8.html#Q145 http://www.usconstitution.net/constfaq_a8.html#Q145
- qwertzlcoatl 13y agoTaken from the source you provided: "It is likely, however, that drafts of the documents were written on paper made from hemp. In that period, most paper was made from hemp or flax and a mixture of recycled rags and cloth." So, technically, the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp. It was then transferred to a more durable platform provided by the Netherlands.
- Wingman4l7 13y agoTechnically, we don't know for sure, and technically, I said that the copy in the National Archives was not -- which is technically correct. Technically, it doesn't really matter. I'm sure the founders meant that we should have "the right to experiment with your own consciousness", a sentiment which, FWIW, I wholeheartedly agree with.