“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” The idea of equality lies at the very foundations of the American republic. Building our social lives, channeling our economic pursuits, and establishing our political institutions on the principles in our Declaration of Independence unleashed the entrepreneurial potential of our people to create prosperity for everyone. To the extent that other nations embraced the American concept of equality, they also harvested the sweet fruits of liberating the creative energies of billions of farmers, merchants, innovators, artists, and various business undertakers.