Antedating of "Political Correctness"

[Fred Shapiro]

political correctness (OED 1979)

1805 _The Witness_ (Litchfield, Conn.) 25 Sept. 3 (America's Historical
Newspapers)  The constitution presumes that the people are the judges of
political correctness, and has accordingly left the decision to them.

Fred Shapiro


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