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Its amazing that enough DNA can be extracted from the 2000-year-old scrolls, they are not only old and contaminated, they have also been processed (to make parchment) which is very damaging to the DNA. – Oded Rechavi	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Up until now, only one large-format ceremonial parchment manuscript was known to exist, that one is in the National Archives and was produced in 1776. This one was produced a decade later, with the signed parchment as its source. – Danielle Allen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
This parchment manuscript illuminates in one stroke how the Federalists and anti-Federalists debated the question of whether the new republic was founded on the authority of a single, united sovereign people or on the authority of 13 separate state governments. – Danielle Allen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
[the monk] who does not turn up the earth with the plow ought to write the parchment with his fingers – Ferréol of Uzès	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Colleges typically did not tell you that ninety percent of your education came after you hung the parchment on the wall. People might ask for a rebate. – Tom Clancy, "The Teeth Of The Tiger" -- page 180	added by anonymous 13 years ago
But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings. – John F. Kennedy	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Most certification today is pure 'credentialism.' It must begin to reflect our demand for excellence, not our appreciation of parchment. – William John Bennett	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Its amazing that enough DNA can be extracted from the 2000-year-old scrolls, they are not only old and contaminated, they have also been processed (to make parchment) which is very damaging to the DNA.

– Oded Rechavi

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Up until now, only one large-format ceremonial parchment manuscript was known to exist, that one is in the National Archives and was produced in 1776. This one was produced a decade later, with the signed parchment as its source.

– Danielle Allen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

This parchment manuscript illuminates in one stroke how the Federalists and anti-Federalists debated the question of whether the new republic was founded on the authority of a single, united sovereign people or on the authority of 13 separate state governments.

– Danielle Allen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

[the monk] who does not turn up the earth with the plow ought to write the parchment with his fingers

– Ferréol of Uzès

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Colleges typically did not tell you that ninety percent of your education came after you hung the parchment on the wall. People might ask for a rebate.

– Tom Clancy, "The Teeth Of The Tiger" -- page 180

added by anonymous
13 years ago

But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.

– John F. Kennedy

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Most certification today is pure 'credentialism.' It must begin to reflect our demand for excellence, not our appreciation of parchment.

– William John Bennett

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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