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[–] xenoPsychologist ago 

the law should treat them equally. but women and nonhumans dont count.

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[–] Bfrosty ago  (edited ago)

To clarify the meaning, try completing the sentence from which you have quoted only the first a part:

"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. "

The equality concerns inalienable Rights, not height or strength or IQ or beauty or other characteristics of man.

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[–] SirNiggsalot ago 

Certainly not that niggers were men.

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[–] Tallest_Skil ago 

Whites.

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[–] Joe_McCarthy 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Not sure of the source offhand but I remember reading convincingly that it meant Americans were equal to Britons.

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[–] Roughpatch 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Unless you're Fredo, then you are not equal.

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[–] watch_listed 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

In the British peerage system, to be "created" by the Crown is to be made nobility. Since the declaration was meant for the British government in the 18th century, this reading would be readily evident to them. So, all men being "created equal" likely referred to the fact that the colonies didn't have a rigid aristocratic class like Britain did, had functioned quite well without one, and everyone was equally subject to the law. It was a shot against differentiated classes, where some people could get away with anything they wanted simply for the perpetrator being "better" than the victim.

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[–] SurfinMindWaves 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Legaleze - equal in the eyes of the law.

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