Jefferson wrote all men are equal which meant that people were born with some inalienable rights like right to live free without being under the control of others.
Although in reality, Thomas Jefferson had many slaves under his control and he had progeny from one of his slaves. That statement proclaimed that every individual has to be included regardless of race, religion or gender.
But when he wrote ‘All men are equal”, he may have not considered women and slaves. It may sound hypocritical but it has taken more than a century to really internalize the meaning of equality.
The first-world countries, most especially the superpowers always extend their help in order to further the develop the respective economies of the third-world countries. In addition, they provide financial aid and send economic consultants in order to have their economies self-sustainable.
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