egalitarianism

[ ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m ]

/ ɪˌgæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.

active promotion of this belief.

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No one knows where it came from—just like the myth of Scottish egalitarianism.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a mere generation, UK-wide public policy had matched the notion of Scottish egalitarianism, at least moderately.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And how has the Scottish myth of egalitarianism survived two and a half centuries of severe inequality?
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in America, born free of any aristocracy, the arrival of modernism and egalitarianism was a far more gentle affair.
Can We Divorce Our Elites?|James Poulos|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Historically, the Cossack way of living was one of disorder and adaption, of individualism and egalitarianism.
Cossacks: The Cowboys of Crimea|Kamil Tchorek|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST