Freedom is an important component of a society where political leaders, society members, intellectuals, and institutions come together to design and implement policies that focus on the need for mutual respect for each other’s freedom. Freedom and equality are therefore the best ways through which democracy of a nation is promoted such that both men and women become equal regarding liberty. In such cases, freedom and equality both co-exist in the way the former allows everyone to express their opinions or thoughts so long as they are not contrary to the law while equality ensures that everyone in the society regardless of their gender, religion, race or sexual orientations have the right to liberty, security, and resistance to oppression.
However, with the right to liberty, everyone is responsible for their abuse of such liberty thereby indicating that both freedom and equality are elements that complement each other in society. Institutions and intellectuals would want situations where ignorance, neglect, and contempt of human rights are not part of every day’s experience in the society. The human consciousness is driven by the need for legislations and laws made by politicians to express the will of the people such that everyone has an equal chance of employment and the ability to equally contribute to the political views of a nation.
Politically, the major focus should be on the need to create a constitutional government where people from of all races and ethnic backgrounds live and enjoy the freedom and have greater gains regarding how equality is fostered. However, it is also evident that freedom breeds equality since situations which entail freedom of speech, religion and assembly express the need for people to be responsible for their liberty and ensure they practice their freedom in ways that do not injure others. Institutionally, freedom and equality are also part of organizational policies because they realize the need for employees to interact effectively within diverse cultural environments. Equality in institutions is generated by the way incidences of discrimination in recruitment and promotion practices are eliminated. Among the ways through which organizations express the need for equality is by giving women equal chances to employment position. Attention is therefore paid to the need for practices that express the will of the society and the need to provide liberty, security, and resistance to oppressive acts that contribute to the general happiness of everyone.
Equality in institutions, therefore, eliminates unfair work practices such that everyone enjoys the same freedom centered on the pursuit of happiness. A problem arises with human consciousness since, in various cases, people are prone to prejudices and negative attitudes that tend to oppress others. Even in the presence of a constitution that recognizes the need for equality and respect for freedom of others, there are those who often try to oppress others. However, it is the role of institutions, politicians, and intellectuals to come up with effective strategies on how to preserve freedom such that everyone acknowledges the fact that they are equal and that respecting another freedom is among the ways through which a better society could be achieved.
Equality and freedom are therefore the most important elements that contribute to the prosperity of a nation since sovereignty of the nation are protected by everyone aspiring to relate with one another in ways that show a mutual commitment to happiness in the society. Freedom and equality, therefore, complement each other in the way people appreciate the freedom of others hence everyone has the right to express their opinions so long as they do not hurt others while there exists equality concerning liberty, security, and resistance to oppression.
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