Political Science · Political Theory
Who said, 'Equality of opportunity is freedom, but equality of outcome is repression'?
ARonald Dworkin
BDick Feagler ✓ Correct
CErich Fromm
DRobert Dahl
Correct answer: (B) Dick Feagler — The statement is attributed to Dick Feagler, so the answer is Feagler.
Explanation
★The statement is attributed to Dick Feagler, so the answer is Feagler.
★It draws a sharp line between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome.
★Equality of opportunity is praised as freedom, since it gives everyone a fair chance.
★Equality of outcome is condemned as repression, since it forces identical results.
★Enforcing equal outcomes, on this view, demands coercion and curbs individual liberty.
★Ronald Dworkin defended equality of resources, a more egalitarian liberal position.
★Robert Dahl wrote on democracy and pluralism rather than this slogan.
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