Re: CHAT: "La Bandera Estrellada"

--- John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote:

> As for multiculturalism, Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of
> the
> U.S. Constitution, also published a French translation of it.
> This does not appear to be online anywhere: it begins "Nous, le
> peuple
> d'Etats-Unis".
Incidentally, the baby government of the Constitution thought of
whether or not to have an official language (and the US govt has none
to this day).  French was considered.  Along with German, Latin, Greek
and even Hebrew.  At one time there were more German or Dutch (or any
sort of dialect in between) than English speakers in New York and
Pennsylvania, if I remember correctly.

Then again, I never drank beer in Tommy Jefferson's kitchen.

DaW.

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