This reminds me of the people who spend lifetimes parsing every word and sentence in the Bible. I would suggest that it is a much more worthwhile exercise to focus on the intent rather than the punctuation. And Jefferson’s intent is clear: governments are formed by men to serve them. Men are not created to serve government.
“This reminds me of the people who spend lifetimes parsing every word and sentence in the Bible. I would suggest that it is a much more worthwhile exercise to focus on the intent rather than the punctuation. And Jefferson’s intent is clear: governments are formed by men to serve them. Men are not created to serve government.”
A whole hearted Agreed! to both examples. The key in both is context which gives intent.