美国《独立宣言》的起草人杰斐逊,对这部苦费心血的作品感到格外地满意和自豪。实事求是地说,《独立宣言》也确实称得上一鸣惊人之作。但是出乎他的意料,议会在听取委员会报告之后对其提出了不少删改意见,这使他感到心烦意乱。这时,本杰明·富兰克林为了安慰他,讲了下面这个故 Jefferson, the drafter of the United States’ Declaration of Independence, was particularly pleased and proud of this painstaking work. To be realistic and truthful, the Declaration of Independence really can be regarded as a blockbuster. However, contrary to his expectations, he was distracted by the parliamentary comments on the deletion of the committee after he heard the commission’s report. At this time, Benjamin Franklin in order to comfort him, talked about the following reason