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Some political thinkers think that liberty and equality can not go together. They think that liberty implies
freedom to do what one word like to do. This is true if freedom's interpreted in its absolute sense to mean that
every individual shall be free according to his opportunities, there will be chaos. It is a lesson of history that
whenever people are allowed to do as they wioh, the clever and more capable used their freedom to
concentrate all wealth and power in themselves to the misery and oppression of the rest. Obviously the
negative view is describe by those who belong to privileged section of community and for this reason, seek to
maintain status for the sake of their vested interests. They think that equality is unattainable under conditions
of such unrestricted freedom. Lord Act on therefore says, "The passion of equality made vain the hope of
liberty.
The exponents of this view held that liberty is natural equality is not nature itself created differences
for example some are intellectuals, others are not. Liberty means freedom i.e. no restrictions, equality needs
some restrictions. This is against the principle of liberty the institution of property is natural institution and
therefore should not be restricted by equality perfect equality is only possible when enforced by state. This
means the powers of state will increase. Excess power of the state in harmful to the liberty of the people
moreover, state has produced many eveils of capitalism it has encouraged exploitation. It has given protection
to the capitalists. Such a state cannot give perfect equality. So the hope of liberty also vanishes away. The
democracy is said to be a system based on liberty and equality. But unfortunately, the democracy is either
becoming elites democracy or dollar democracy. Either this is controlled by the educated class or by the
capitalists. Presence of elite or capitalist is in equality. Hence liberty and equality appear opposed to each
other.
Questions.
1. Find out a word form the passage for the expression - having special rights.
2. Give the adverb form of 'absolute'.
3
Give the antonym of decrease
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