Source: A Theory of Justice (1971; 1975; 1999), Chapter II, Section 11, pg. 60
“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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