... individuals gave up some freedoms in order protect society and keep order. Government did not dictate moral or spiritual truths as it had in the past. Life, then, became, as Adam Smith described it, "a race for wealth and honors and preferments" (XVII). If the government established a society were every individual had an "equal opportunity to win", then the race would be fair ... ...

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