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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River

Is The Declaration Of Independence Based On A Lie?

Source: Forbes

Former political science professor and writer Tom Lindsay argues that the Declaration of Independence’s claim that “all men are created equal” wasn’t meant to reflect society at the time, but what it could be.

This entry was posted in Building a Democracy and tagged Culture & Society, History, Opinion on September 1, 2016 by Anita Hacker.

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