Dennis Deery
Following his July 4th celebration, author Scott Berkun posted an interesting question on his blog (for my American readers) - when was the last time you read the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution? I’ll confess to being a bit of a geek, so honestly it hasn’t been that long for me, just a few months. If it’s been a while, you should click the links below and go read them, if for no other reason than they’re beautiful pieces of writing. As Berkun says “Can you rally a nation in 1300 words, or define a government in 8000? Now that’s writing.” I’d dearly love to see a reporter ask President Bush or Vice-President Cheney when was the last time they read these documents. Clearly the meaning has been lost on them, if either of them has ever read the documents.