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The Pros And Cons Of Equality And Equality

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Equality is having the same rights and opportunities as anyone else. Our founding father, Thomas Jefferson believed that all men were born with the same rights, regardless of their sex, gender, and race. He believed in freedom for slaves and women because back then those groups of people were oppressed. Although Jefferson was a slaveholder, when he drafted the Declaration of Independence he called slavery a crime. Women in history were taught to always be obedient to males and that is is their duty to clean and cook. Slaves were known to be lesser than a white male and because of that, they have no rights other than to serve their master. The mentally ill were ignored by society and they were locked up or in harsh conditions. The treatment of the mentally ill, slaves, and women were considered unequal and had their rights taken away.
In the 19th century, the distressed and disabled were isolated and put into institutions. This was because people thought they were crazy and did not want them to live in their society so they locked them away. The institutions were not kept up to date and no one cared for the patients because they were usually in poor conditions. Parents, husbands or relative that could not afford proper care from a doctor usually sent them into an institution, while the patients inside were denied their right and not allowed to be released. Mental Illnesses were seen as a bother and the common people did not know what to do back then so this was their only

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