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==About==<br />
The phrase "[[created equal]]", as in "all people are created equal" &ndash; the more [[egalitarian]] form of "all men are created equal" as found in the [[US Declaration of Independence]] &ndash; is unfortunately a somewhat ambiguous phrase.<br />
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It can mean either of the following:<br />
# People are all the same in some essential way &ndash; all equally capable of making good decisions, for example<br />
# People should all be [[equal before the law]] &ndash; the law should not treat one person differently than another because of some arbitrary attribute that person has (gender, race, sexual orientation, wealth, and so on).<br />
==Notes==<br />
There's some evidence of propaganda that [[conflate]]s the two meanings in order to make the following argument:<br />
* All people are created equal.<br />
* That means all people are equally capable of making good decisions.<br />
* '''Therefore''': nobody should be deprived of their rights either for their own protection or for the protection of others.<br />
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We're currently looking for a clear example of this argument being used in the wild.<br />
==Links==<br />
===Reference===<br />
* {{wikipedia|All men are created equal}}</div>Woozle