I have spoken of "social" rather than of "political" ideals. The "democratic" values of liberty and equality are not simply political principles. I mean by this that they do not apply solely to the organization of the State. We may think there should be equality of opportunity in education, without necessarily implying that the whole of the educational system should be run by the State. We may think there should be equality between the sexes, not only in political matters like having the vote or in legal rights to property, but also in regard to opportunity for careers or to equal pay for equal work or to the position of husbands and wives (or sons and daughters) in the family. Similarly, questions about freedom arise in communities and associations other the State. Just as the laws of the State may restrict freedom ( or enlarge it for some by restricting it for others ) ,so the rules, customary practices, and beliefs of churches, educational institutions, industrial and commercial bodies, and of families, may restrict or enlarge freedom for their members. As we saw in 2.3, when discussing patterns of regulation, it cannot be taken for granted that if one thinks a democratic form of organization best for the State, one must necessarily think it best for every kind of association or community. An equal voice for each adult member of a church or a university or a factory is not necessarily the best way of running its affairs. Sometimes a non-political association or community can give its members more freedom, sometimes it must be satisfied with less, than we think it proper and practical for citizens to have in the State. The fact remains, however, that if we accept “democratic” ideals, liberty and equality are values for us in other spheres of social life too. They may have to be qualified for the sake of other values, just as happens in political affairs; but they remain values to be taken into account.