Egalitarianism Egalitarianism denotes the belief that all people are of equal fundamental worth and should have equal status. Egalitarians tend to focus more on process and treating people as social equals than on the raw distribution of power. The concept is cited in many definitions of democracy and touted as one of its advantages over
oligarchy and
autocracy. Alexander Guerrero argues that systems using
sortition score better on political equality than
electoral representative democracies. He goes on to argue that political equality and democracy are supported by the inherent intrinsic equal worth of every person (intrinsic equality) and the tendency of concentrated power to corrupt.
Equality before the law Equality before law means that the law applies to all peoples equally and without exceptions. For example, the
freedom of speech should apply the same to all members of a society. Laws can sometimes be designed to help minimize unequal application. Well-designed constitutions, for example, can help protect political rights in functioning democracies. == See also ==