From the beginning, America — like most countries — was built on polite fictions by men who could somehow hold in their heads the idea that all men were created equal at the exact same time that they were drawing up the three-fifths compromise.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "From the beginning, America — like most countries — was built on polite fictions by men who could somehow hold in their heads the idea that all men were created equal at the exact same time that they were drawing up the three-fifths compromise." in the context of "John Oliver, on the February 18th, 2024 broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" to mean that wisdom is timeless.