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Ben Ansell


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Palo Alto CA, The United States
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Dr. Ben W. Ansell is a professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College. His work focuses on both comparative politics and international relations. He is also co-editor of the academic journal Comparative Political Studies.

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“If we grant equal rights, we won't be able to obtain equal outcomes. And if we force equal outcomes on people, we will have to restrict equal rights in terms of their freedom to live the life they want. We can't just split the difference and say that we are fans of all kinds of equality - there's an inherent trade-off at work here. If we value one type of equality, we have to sacrifice another.”
― Ben Ansell, Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them
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“Self-interest can't be taken out of politics. Nor is there such a thing as an understandable 'will of the people'. While we may share common goals, we often differ substantially on how to get there or the exact shape of the end point. These types of disagreements can't be wished away and they're not simply the product of the malign influence of special interests. They're fundamental to collective life.”
― Ben Ansell, Why Politics Fails
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