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And you can make out that (parts of( the US Declaration of Independence was also ignored: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equ
by rmc 13y ago
And you can make out that (parts of( the US Declaration of Independence was also ignored: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.". Just ask any slave living under that constitution!
Isn't history fun! And nuanced! And grey!
- jivatmanx 13y agoFully 30% of Jefferson's Original Declaration was truncated. It explicitly denounced slavery and blamed it on Britain. That caused him great trouble. Till his death, he insisted that be the version preserved for posterity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#Slavery_and_the_Declaration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_In...