Equality - Opportunity
Original text : All people are created equal in rights, dignity, and the potential to achieve great things. The theme of equality was central to our nation’s founding, with the declaration that “all men are created equal.” Our country’s history has witnessed the gradual evolution of that core principle from a ruling class that countenanced slavery and subordination toward an egalitarian vision that embraces the inherent equality of all people. Ensuring equal opportunity in the 21st Century demands a nuanced understanding of the progress that we’ve made as a nation, as well as the nature of contemporary bias and systemic inequality. In practice, though, Americans’ race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation affect his or her ability to receive quality health care or to own a home. The needs of Americans with wheelchairs are not considered as fully as those who use their feet in designing a home, or a bus or a courthouse. Americans who have not yet mastered English are expe...
