Certainly didn't include African American slaves. It didn't include women at that time. It sort of included them, but not, you know, couldn't be in charge of stuff or vote. White men without property could not vote. So it was still restrictive. So the last element, and I mentioned this to the young people that I was speaking to today of the American spirit, is. Each successive generation deciding, we can remake this. (20:52–20:58)
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