If the rules are designed properly, a society in which people decide and act freely can also be a society in which opportunities are fairly distributed. And conversely, without minimum opportunity for all, liberty is more illusory than real.
最后，第三条道路是由进步自由主义定义的。自由和平等是互补而非矛盾的原则。如果规则得到合理制定，人民自由决定和行动的社会可以成为机会公平分布的社会。反之，没有最低限度的人人平等，自由就只能是海市蜃楼。