One of our great founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, didn't spend all of his time "founding". Tom owned hundreds of slaves during his life time. The "all men are created equal" bit didn't include slaves, Indians or women who couldn't vote or own land.
There's no doubt, however, that he "loved" his slaves. At least one, anyway. He fathered six children by his slave Sally Hemings.
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