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A system of unequal classes is actually reinforced by the ideas of equality and charity formulated in the past. The idea of potential equality of power has been given a form peculiarly fitted to a competitive society where inequality of power is the rule and expectation. If all men start on some basis of equal potential ability, then the inequalities they experience in their lives are not arbitrary, they are the logical consequence of different personal drives to use those powers - in other words, social differences can now appear as questions of character, of moral resolve, will, and competence.
Richard Sennett & Jonathan Cobb - The Hidden Injuries of Class
