What the American Founders Meant by Equality
By: Dan Sanchez|Published on: Dec 17, 2022|Categories: Declaration of Independence, Founding Principles
The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part to that prestigious endorsement, “equality” has become a widely held social ideal.
But what most modern-day egalitarians promote is far removed from the kind of equality that the authors of the Declaration were referring to.
Many today invoke “equality” to deny any variation in qualities among individuals, or in the resulting qualitative tendencies among sets of similar individuals. They condemn any acknowledgment of differences in aptitude, ability, character, and accomplishment as an affront to equality.
Many also call for “equality of outcome.” They regard inequality of outcomes—of wealth, income, services, treatment by private individuals, etc—as a moral outrage to be rectified.
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2022/12/17/what-the-american-founders-meant-by-equality/