Although the rhetoric of the U.S. Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a variety of other well-known American doctrines included all American citizens, ultimately not all are believed to be included and should mean "some" rather than "all". Rank, Hirschl, and Foster believe that this rhetoric creates false beliefs in society (Rank, Hirschl, and Foster, 2014). It allows those who are unable to achieve the American Dream to be viewed as lazy or as if they were at fault for starting a dream that was out of their reach