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What is a major assumption underlying the statement made in the first sentence of the declaration?
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What is a major assumption underlying the statement made in the first sentence of the declaration?

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The major assumption underlying the statement made in the first sentence of the declaration is that by "All men are created equal" Thomas Jefferson was referring mostly to white men, since many of the Founding Fathers owned slaves. 
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