PLS help it's for a quiz! "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 - U. S. Declaration of Independence (1776)

When thinking about this quote from the Declaration, why would some people say that many of the Founding Fathers hypocrites?

some people say that the founding fathers are hypocrites because the Declaration of Independence states "all men are created equal," but they owned slaves, and there was an argument against the north vs south states on whether or not slavery should be in the constitution. ultimately , slavery was written in the constitution, hence the three-fifths compromise.

they were hypocrites because "all men were created equal" but slaves were considered three-fifths of a person"

they were byzantines

it would have concentrated power in the executive branch of the government. it would have restored balance among the three branches of government. it would have set a precedent for government intervention in the economy. it would have signaled an end to all the programs of roosevelt’s new deal.

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