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Quote by: The Decider  Exactly! And the irony is that the author of "All men are created equal" was Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner. The "original intent" of the US Constitution on "men" did not include blacks or women. Period. |
Being as he has been proven to have freed his slaves, and had personal relationships with them, what is there to suggest that was not part of the plan, and the intent all along?
I suspect that that is where opinions really diverge, as I see the actual words in the document, and attemt to hold the signers to those words, and you guys look for some hidden hypocrisy.
Conspiracy Theorists!