"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity."
Irving Kristol
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Saturday, June 06, 2015
On democracy
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Still thinking about that one! Good 'conditions' (however you define them) mean that if everyone has equal opportunity, then those with good conditions have a head start. Doesn't it? Or, to put it in opposite terms, poor conditions would mean a more than equal opportunity to give everyone equal opportunity.
ReplyDeleteIf you see what I mean.