American life Quote by Alistair Cooke

In spite of what Thomas Jefferson wrote, all men may be created equal, but not to all women.

— Bill Cosby

“As American Christians, we celebrate the idea that "all men are created equal." This statement from our Declaration of Indepenence is grounded in the…

— David Platt

“History has shown time and time again that there is no such thing as all things being equal. That is why Jefferson wrote that…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“There was no contradiction in the bold claim made by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” if…

— Michelle Alexander

America, to me, is this enormous contrast between the heady idealism of founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson, who said, 'All men are created…

— Michael Portillo

All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

— Thomas Jefferson

I believe the declaration that ‘all men are created equal’ is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest.

— Abraham Lincoln

Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All men (including…

— Barack Obama

It is easily and often overlooked that when Thomas Jefferson asserted that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were inalienable human rights, he…

— Tom Stoppard

We are a new nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. That's what makes us Americans.…

— Daniel Fried

Individual freedom and individual equality cannot co-exist. I dare say no one since Thomas Jefferson has really believed it.

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

While it is true that all individuals are equal under the law, this hardly implies that they are created equal.

— Gad Saad