George Skelton: Sorry, founders, we've never been created equal
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Jul 03, 2023
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Fourth of July should never be celebrated without revisiting the hallowed words that crown the Declaration of Independence and symbolize the American Dream.
And right now, it's fair to ask whether that majestic passage fits with the Supreme Court's landmark decision banning race-conscious affirmative action in university admissions — or is it in conflict.
The sentence most of us studied in school:
"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
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