Thomas Jefferson said that we were BORN equal. He never meant that we grow up or develop in exactly the same ways. We may start out equal but after that, many factors influence what happens to us. I support equal opportunity as an ideal but that is NO guarantee of equal results or outcomes. Some people will always be more talented and harder working than others and their are many definitions of success in life. You do realize President Jefferson was not talking about race when he said all men are created equal??? That would be pretty ironic since he was a owner of Black slaves...He was talking about the idea of Americans earning their place in American society by merit as opposed to birthright like in Europe at the time...Jefferson was a White Nationalist, as we all should know by now.  Besides, we are not all born equal, some people are born mentally retarded, or butt ugly. Others are born naturally intelligent and good looking. I was born superior to millions:cool: