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.
Well all that sounds quite nice, but is that really how things went back then and even today. All "Men" are created equal, well if you ask me that certaintly wasn't true. How can congress, most of which were wealthy white males, who owned slaves, claim that all men are created equal when they themselves arn't treating everyone equally. There were no African-americans or Native Americans in Congress. Why? Because the majority of white males considered them to be inferior. You'll also notice that their were no women in political scociety. Women were also considered inferior, their job was to stay at home, do the house work and support their husbands in their pursuit of happiness. Essentially the purpose of woman during this time was to be seen and not heard. Both women and slaves had these unalienable rights taken from them. They didn't have liberty, and they wern't allowed to pursue their own happiness.
It would seem to me that perhaps the founding fathers were living in some sort of fantasy world that not even they could live up to. They over looked the wrongs that they were commiting and wrote up this document as a way to protect their rites, not to give rites to others.
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I will have to agree with you on all of your points except for maybe your last one. The not only created a fantsy world for themselves but, they created a fantsy world that from then untill now we try to fullfill. Now, is this impossible? Probably, now I can not say that we will never since I can not see into the future but it seems as though it is an impossible dream that you can never grasp. As the society changes, grows, and becomes different we sometimes become closer to that dream and others we are farther. Leaving you with a question do you believe that we will ever grasp this so called fantasy world that they created with the making of the Declaration of Independence?
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