"democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions—it only guarantees equality of opportunity."—irving kristol what did the author mean by this statement? a) everyone is equal in a democracy. b) socialism is better than a democracy. c) in a democracy, everyone has an equal chance to succeed. d) government leaders should guarantee that everyone has equal conditions.

What the author meant by this statement is that C) in a democracy, everyone has an equal chance to succeed.

Explanation: Irving Kristol was an American journalist born in the early 20th century. Kristol was also known as "the godfather of neoconservatism" since he advocated the promotion of democracy and was against the New Left. In this statement, he states that, although not everyone has the same life conditions in a democracy, everyone has the same chances to attain success in life. He does not make reference to government leaders nor to socialism; therefore, the correct answer is C).

the underground railroad (apocope of the metropolitan railroad) is a system of urban trains located within a city and its metropolitan area. it is characterized for being a massive transport of passengers in the big cities, uniting diverse zones and their environs, with high capacity and frequency and in segregated form to other systems of transport. metropolitan railroads are built underground or on the surface, although most systems use mixed models where sections are combined in both modalities.

1 - as a result, the metro tends to reduce car travel for two reasons: first, due to the greater transfer of users from the car and, second, due to the reduction in the acquisition of cars in homes located in sectors near the stations of the metro.

2 -the metro allows to contribute effectively to the achievement of all the objectives of an urban development policy: it improves the efficiency of the city's economy by reducing travel costs and also generates a higher level of activities in the city center, taking advantage of of the agglomeration economies.

3 -it is a clean means of transport, since it uses renewable energy (usually electricity), taking care of the environment and avoiding excessive pollution.

the correct option is: a liberal.

the kind of person that is most likely to hold a left-wing political ideology is liberal because they have in common that they support human individual rights and liberties. also, they both have politically and economically centrist.

moreover, a liberal believes that everyone should have equal rights as well as opportunities to succeed in life, and the freedom to make their own decisions as long as they don't attack the rights of other people. all people deserve the same opportunities and basic needs.