Both conservatives and liberals believe in equality.
However, they disagree in its application.
Conservatives believe in equality of opportunity.
Liberals believe in equality of outcome.
This is a small but ideologically important difference.
Equality of opportunity mandates that the government stay out of the way and let the individual do all they can to succeed on their own merits and effort.
Equality of outcome requires the government to be involved in every facet of life to guarantee that the end result for each individual is equally successful regardless of effort applied.
In the end, one creates a free society and the other tyranny and despotism.
Which way do you think this country currently headed?
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