What principle recorded in the opening to the Declaration of Independence does the opinion in this case call into question?
Legislation is powerless to eradicate racial instincts, or to
abolish distinctions based upon physical differences, and
the attempt to do so can only result in accentuating the
difficulties of the present situation. If the civil and political
rights of both races be equal, one cannot be inferior to the
other civilly or politically. If one race be inferior to the other
socially, the constitution of the United States cannot put
them upon the same plane.
- Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
A. That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

B. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights

C. That all men are created equal

D. That to secure these rights Governments are instituted amona