# What Equality and Justice means in What Is Property?

> A recurring theme that true justice requires equality of conditions, and that property creates unjust inequality by privileging some over others through occupation, labor, or law.

## Explanation

A recurring theme that true justice requires equality of conditions, and that property creates unjust inequality by privileging some over others through occupation, labor, or law.

Proudhon's principle of equality is central to his critique of property and his economic theories, as seen in his early memoirs and the influence of Adam Smith.

The chapter frames the inquiry in terms of achieving true equality and justice, which property is argued to undermine.

Proudhon argues that justice is the supreme law and that property must be examined against it; he asserts that arguments for property inevitably lead to equality, negating property.

Contrasts the absolute rights of liberty, equality, and security with property, which he claims is incompatible with true equality and justice.

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