Our two most basic political ideals—liberty and equality—are, in their purest forms, incompatible. Complete… — John Allen Paulos
Our two most basic political ideals—liberty and equality—are, in their purest forms, incompatible. Complete liberty results in inequality, and mandatory equality leads to a loss of liberty.
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