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CelesteD 6 points ago +7 / -1

Uptrump for using 'inalienable' I hate when people use un-alienable. Both are technically correct, but if you do your research the original spelling was inalienable. It was changed later on.

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ZeroDeltaTango 3 points ago +3 / -0

It was? Did not know that.

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RPD2 2 points ago +2 / -0

Didn't even know unalienable was a word. Inalienable sounds much more sensible.

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CelesteD 1 point ago +1 / -0

I agree, to my ears it just sounds more natural.

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CelesteD 1 point ago +1 / -0

"Jefferson's original draft of this phrase in the Declaration of Independence was written: "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent and inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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CelesteD 1 point ago +1 / -0

Now find the original.