Everyone has prejudices. My prejudice is against attractive people. I am white. I am not better than ANYONE else based solely on that fact. If I know a man who is similar to me (ie. same age, similar ideology, physical condition , etc.) but he is African American, it would be racist of me to think that I'm better than he is, simply because I'm white. Its important to remember that all men are CREATED equal. This does not necessarily mean that they STAY that way. Some days, I'm even better than myself, (and some days, much worse). Its called the human condition. Freedom of association is so basic that it never even dawned on the framers of the Constitution to bring it up. We can celebrate our differences all we want; its what we have in COMMON that forges friendships and builds great nations. And ultimately,determines where we will spend eternity .