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Do you think Jefferson believed that all men were created equal? Why do you think he could write that “all men are created equal”, but still own slaves?

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Step-by-step explanation:

He did not mean equality among individuals, but rather equality among peoples. The American people has the same right to self-government as the British, etc.

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