p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">All of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence all affirmed that "All men were created equal" at least 41</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">f them owned slaves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Of the the 55 men who attended the Constitutional Convention half of them owned slaves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">These men professed a belief in the equality of man, but their ownership of slaves revealed their hypocrisy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">John Adams said he believed in the freedom of speech, but signed the Alien and Sedition Act into law that made it a crime to criticize him or fellow Federalist leaders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Thomas Jefferson spoke of the equality of man while he owned slaves and treated them as human livestock.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">James Madison opposed the creation of a Bill Of Rights, but later changed his mind and became the autho of the first ten amendments.. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Madison made it cler that he opposed the "Winner Take All" method of allocating Virginia's votes in 1796 , but supported it ib the lection of Thoas Jefferson in 1800. </span></p> <p></p> <p></p>