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"Equality" in the US Constitution

How many times the  term "equality" appears in the originally written US constitution?

Answer: zero times.

How many times the  term "equality" appears in the 27 amendments to the  US constitution?

Answer: exactly once.

The 14th amendment says, no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

A single reference, boy, how powerful it has been! This is a cornerstone of american civil rights.

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