"I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.”

[Jim Garrett]

I have always taken that to mean that everyone is born with a clean slate and the opportunity to make of themselves what they will. You are quite right, however, that there are constantly things working against us as we try to achieve our goals.

Well said Laurie. We are CREATED equal. It's what happens along the way........something call life. The ideal is that we should all be able to live as equals, however we all know the realities are much different.