Democracy Matters :verified: on Nostr: "It can be hard to watch "1776" now. That's because it reminds us that we are a ...
"It can be hard to watch "1776" now. That's because it reminds us that we are a nation founded by well-read, educated men who could (and usually did) speak and write in coherent English sentences. At a time when the executive branch is dominated by puerile illiteracy, it's difficult to contemplate how far we have fallen."
-- Theater review of St. Louis production of 1776 from 2016.
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