At the lower end of the social scale, this raises the old and vexing question of equality of opportunity. What is clear is that everyone must have access to elections and political parties, to education and the labor market, and to the associations of civil society.
如果不平等限制个人参与政治社区、市场以及公民社会的机会，那么，它就与自由互不兼容。在社会阶层的低端，不平等引发了古老而又难以回答的有关机会平等的问题。清楚不过的是，每个人都应该有权参加选举、参与政治党派、获得教育和工作并且具有公民社会结社的权利。