The Ten Commandments contain 297 words, the Bill of Rights 463 words, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 266 words. A recent federal directive regulating the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words. New York Times 1  Don’t you wish this writer could be as brief as the Bill of Rights! Sorry about that; so much for brevity … Continue reading The Fifth Commandment: Parents Exclusive Right to Respect