A society dedicated to the protection of equally distributed, modern and effective tools for the exercise of productive liberties cannot come into existence unless the commodities and resources on which the exercise of those liberties is based are equally distributed to all.

Ivan Illich
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A society dedicated to the protection of equally distributed, modern and effective tools for the exercise of productive liberties cannot come into existence unless the commodities and resources on which the exercise of those liberties is based are equally distributed to all. Karl Marx's idea that all people should have equal access to the things that improve their lives is an important one. If everyone has equal access to the things needed to exercise their rights, then everyone should be able to fully enjoy them.

Source: The Right To Useful Unemployment And Its Professional Enemies

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