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Government Verbosity

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Government Verbosity

Pythagorean theorem: 24 words.

The Lord's prayer: 66 words.

Archimedes' Principle: 67 words.

The 10 Commandments: 179 words.

The Gettysburg address: 286 words.

The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.

U.S. Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.

...and that says it all.

Originally published November 14, 2002.

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