On July 4, 1776, thirteen British American colonies declared themselves independent from the British Empire. The most famous statement in the Declaration of Independence is that which asserted certain basic rights for every man.

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Written by businessavante
4828 days ago

Interesting, but the "Framers" (as Freddy Thompson refers to them) were by and large slave owners. By "All men are created equal" what they meant as far as how they lived their lives was that all caucasian male, land-owning, Anglo-Saxon Protestant citizens were created equal - everyone else can suck weeds. (I Hate to say this, but it's a fact - we didn't even begin to have equal rights till Lincoln, and Women - 1920??-Paleez!)

(Please don't shoot the messenger.)

Duncan



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