国会图书馆的科学家们最近用显微镜仔细查看了托马斯·杰斐逊《独立宣言》的原始草稿。

他们使用光谱成像技术，发现了下面原来写的内容：“我们的同胞臣民。”

杰斐逊字面意义上刮掉了那个词，并在上面直接写上了“公民”。

这就是美国心态转变的确切时刻。

臣民受政府或国王统治。臣民是依附的。

公民是拥有天赋权利的自由个体，不向任何人负责。

今天我相信我们的政府认为我们再次成了臣民。是时候再次改写它了。🇺🇸

Scientists at the Library of Congress recently looked under a microscope at Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Using spectral imaging, they found what was originally written underneath: "our fellow subjects."

Jefferson literally scraped that word away and wrote "citizens" right on top of it.

This is the exact moment the American mindset shifted.

A subject is ruled by a government or a king. A subject is subservient.

A citizen is a free individual with inherent rights, answering to no one.

Today I believe our government thinks we are once again subjects. It’s time to rewrite that once again. 🇺🇸