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Danielle Allen

A copy of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson on display at the New York Public Library in 2013.

What if the Declaration of Independence had a typo?

Arts, Culture & Media

Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.