English News & Views

Speech Are we all equal?

exercise 4, page 39
The !pic !" #$ al% !&a$ is a'!u !ne !" he 'igges pr!'le#s !" !ur
i#es ( equali$ 'eween pe!ple)
The "irs hing * w!ul& li%e ! sa$ is ha &uring he las cenuries, he
#an has rie& ! "in& a suia'le &e"inii!n "!r equali$ !r a leas s!#e
characerisics) The +nie& Saes ,!nsiui!n saes ha we are all '!rn equal, 'u
&!es ha #ean we re#ain equal? -!esn a pers!n wh! w!r%s har& an& i#pr!.es
hi#sel" &eser.e #!re han he !ne wh! sis i&l$ !n he c!uch? *n #$ !pini!n, we
all &eser.e equal !pp!runiies) /!we.er, wha we &! wih h!se !pp!runiies is
wha &e"ines us) 0!r exa#ple, axes are pai& '$ pe!ple wh! w!r% har&) This
#eans ha he #!ne$ ges ! he wel"are ser.ices which supp!r he la1$ !nes
siing a h!#e) -!es his see# "air?
2n he !her han&, s!#ei#es pe!ple nee& help ! ge 'ac% !n heir "ee)
This is wh$ he g!.ern#en "eels !'lige& ! gi.e he# #!ne$, "!!& !r e.en a
place ! li.e) The quesi!n is wh$ sh!ul& we ge a 3!', w!r% har& when we can
sa$ a h!#e an& recei.e a chec%? The answer #igh 'e we si#pl$ li%e earning
!ur li.ing) ,!nsi&ering his, will we re#ain equal? Each an& e.er$ !ne !" us is
"ree ! 'ec!#e he greaes !ur !wn a'iliies all!w us) 2ne !" he easies hings !
&! is ! care "!r !ur !wn 'eing '$ &!ing wha we ha.e alwa$s &rea#e& !" ! 'e
success"ul) *n !her w!r&s, 'eing equal is a er# which &i""ers "r!# pers!n !
pers!n an& we sh!ul&n "eel wr!nge& when we see he la1$ !nes geing #!ne$
"r!# he sae)
*n c!nclusi!n, * w!ul& sa$ ha 'eing equal is a righ which we !'aine&
a 'irh an& i sh!ul& 'e respece& n! !nl$ in 4!#ania, 'u all !.er he w!rl&) +p
here, 5!& is waching !ur #!.es an& /ell %n!w wheher we.e 'r!%en !r n!
his sacre& righ)
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