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George Skelton

George Skelton: Sorry, founders, we've never been created equal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Fourth of July should never be celebrated without revisiting the hallowed words that crown the Declaration of Independence and symbolize the American Dream.

And right now, it's fair to ask whether that majestic passage fits with the Supreme Court's landmark decision banning race-conscious affirmative action in university admissions — or is it in conflict.

The sentence most of us studied in school:

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