平等是人类的理想,是和自由同样杰出的理想。希望自己能够像他人那样生活,便是对平等的向往。实现了其中一个平等,就会引起另一个不平等。但人类从不会因为这一点而放弃对平等的追求:既然是理想,就必须追求并得到实现。因此,平等成为使人类踏上无尽历程的理想。平等之所以成为人类的理想,是因为人类具有得到尊重的欲望,因而同时具有得到平等待遇的欲望。一方面,“当那些认为自己同他人是平等的人却在法律上得到了不平等的待遇 Equality is the ideal of mankind and the same outstanding ideal as freedom. It is the yearning for equality that we want ourselves to live like others. Achieving one of these equality causes another inequality. However, mankind never gives up the pursuit of equality because of this: since it is an ideal, it must pursue and be realized. Therefore, equality has become the ideal that embarks upon the endless journey of mankind. The reason why equality becomes the ideal of mankind is because mankind has the desire to be respected and at the same time has the desire to be treated equally. On the one hand, ”When those who consider themselves equal to others are legally treated unequally