Has the United States always lived up to the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration, was a slave owner. ... Some had guilty consciences about slavery, but none felt compelled to free their slaves during their lifetimes. Subscribe. Sad to say, America has never really lived by the principal that all men are created equal.

b) they want the land taken away from the wealthy landowners and given to peasants.