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Old 06-28-2014, 06:10 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by henry quirk View Post
When did 'cooperation' become synonymous with 'compliance' and 'submission'?

When did 'freedom' become preferable to 'self-possession'?

When did 'proxy' give way to 'governor'?

When did 'one' get re-defined to mean 'part of many'?

When did 'meaningless' difference become elevated and 'meaningful' difference become forbidden?

When did apprehending the world become translated into apprehension about the world?
I'd go with September 17, 1787.
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