Democracy in Question: America at 250

Has America ever lived up to 'all men are created equal'?


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In 1776, the Declaration of Independence declared that "all men are created equal." Ever since then, Americans have invoked that promise to demand inclusion and drive policy change. On this episode of Democracy In Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas unpacks what the phrase has meant throughout American history and how it informs policy debates today with guests Bill Galston and Keon Gilbert.

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Democracy in Question: America at 250By The Brookings Institution