Chapter One History of the Perception of Equality

Equality is an important element in the core socialist values in China.It is also the most fundamental value in modern society as a whole.Starting from the history of thoughts, however, the concept of equality is not unique to modern society.It originated from the very beginning of human civilization.Engels once said, “All men, as men, have something in common, and that to that extent they are equal, is of course primeval.”