Been a long time since i read the federalist papers, but there was an argument about referencing our fellow Americans as brothers and sisters. Pertaining specifically, to the writing of our founding documents.
Cannot remember the paper and who wrote it, but basically, it was quickly squashed.
Reason?
If you say your neighbor is your brother and sister, you devalue your actual brother and sister.
They very much cared about the family.
Maybe, one of the autist anons can help remind me of this one.
Been a long time since i read the federalist papers, but there was an argument about referencing our fellow Americans as brothers and sisters. Pertaining specifically, to the writing of our founding documents.
Cannot remember the paper and who wrote it, but basically, it was quickly squashed.
Reason?
If you say your neighbor is your brother and sister, you devalue your actual brother and sister.
They very much cared about the family.
Maybe, one of the autist anons can help remind me of this one.