But that fact doesn’t' seem hasn't seem to hit Wilder Publicans:
Publishing Company Under Fire for Putting Warning Label on Constitution
A small publishing company is under fire after putting warning labels on copies of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical documents.
A small publishing company is under fire after putting warning labels on copies of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical documents.
Wilder Publications warns readers of its reprints of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Common Sense, the Articles of Confederation, and the Federalist Papers, among others, that “This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today.”
The disclaimer goes on to tell parents that they "might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work."
The exact disclaimer:
A great review from an Amazon.com customer....
Another review for Wilder’s edition of the Federalist Papers calls for an all-out boycott of the publisher, sarcastically pointing out the "dangerous ideas" it’s trying to protect children from: "limited government, checks and balances, constrained judicial review, dual sovereignty of states and federal government, and deliberative democracy."
I guess that really don't apply to you now. I wonder if the staff at Wilder's would think that the freedom to publish anything you want is a "...product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today.” so some worthless government agency can tell it can they publish this crap or not....
I hear they put these reminders on all their publications, but that doesn't make them appear any less milquetoast.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they put it on the Koran?
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