幾乎每個人都知道獨立宣言是傑弗遜寫的，然而，就像其他人寫東西前要打草稿，傑弗遜至少擬了一份草稿。這是目前所知最早的一份獨立宣言草稿的模樣。在傑弗遜呈交一份乾淨或清楚的 紙本以作為「原始草稿」基礎前，您可以看見傑弗遜瘋狂塗改他的第一份草稿。其他來自13個殖民地的代表都決定由傑弗遜負責撰寫獨立宣言，因為他們都認為他是最好的作家 。您能記得獨立宣言中的任何一句話嗎？

 
Almost everyone knows that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. However, did you know that, like most people who write something, he wrote at least one rough draft? This is an example of what's left of the earliest known draft of the Declaration. You can see that Jefferson heavily edited his first draft before he prepared a clean, or "fair," copy that became the basis of the "original rough draught." The other representatives from the 13 colonies selected Jefferson to write the Declaration because they all agreed he was the best writer. Do you know any of the words of the Declaration of Independence by heart?

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