| All writing, at its best, is storytelling. And every good storyteller
knows that a good story is like a good joke: the key words of a story —
like the punchline of a joke — are best saved for last.
Read the following two versions of this famous excerpt from the Declaration
of Independence:
We hold as self-evident these truths: that all men ... are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable rights; life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness are among these.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men ... are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Which one do you think sounds better?
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