4/17/05
Inequality Paper
Inequality in the Legal System

In the United States, true equality has never existed. From the Declaration of Independence to modern times, the US legal system has failed at any attempt at equality. ‘...all men are created equal...' may be what the Declaration says, but ‘some men are more equal than others' is how the legal system really interprets that phrase. The actual reality of the Declaration of Independence is that all free, white, landowning men are created equal. Therefore, inequality has always existed in the united States' legal system and continues to exist today; however, the inequality presently in the system is not as blatant as what it once was. Slavery continued in the United States for nearly ninety years after the Declaration, and African Americans still feel the sting of inequality today.
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Title: Inequality In Legal System
Approximate Word Count: 1148
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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