Freedom and equality belong to the same category as moral conceptions. Although they both aim to improve people's lives, their relationship is in conflict, so we have to choose between them. Freedom and equality have been discussed time and time again, and those discussions have generally been inconclusive. Philosophers and scholars who have engaged in this discussion have ended up with different notions. From an egalitarian perspective, freedom and equality cannot coexist peacefully and clash in the context of property rights. Property is encroached upon by the government to compensate those who naturally do not own much property. On the contention of the two concepts, Ronald Dworkin argues that if there really was a conflict between equality and freedom, equality should win (Dworkin, 2000). This sentiment implies that the two terms are rivals. We take wealth equality as our goal; achieving and maintaining wealth equality among citizens would require the violation of freedom. Maintaining wealth equality would require redistributing resources over time, for example by taking wealth away from other people and giving it to others in violation of the right to private property. Dworkin points out that egalitarians are primarily concerned with state-imposed socioeconomic equality through progressive taxes and welfare benefits (Dworkin, 2000). Based on the original position that all men have equal access to property, it will be justified for the state to introduce redistributive taxes on the rich who have no justified claim to their property. This article will further examine the conflict between freedom and equality by examining their definitions from the perspective of different philosophers and scholars. Freedom, beyond… the focus of the article… property rights. The incompatibility of the two concepts is biased in favor of the disadvantaged, arguing that those who are better off deserve their advantages and that these should not be taken away from them. Here it is very clear that freedom and equality are in conflict and cannot be reconciled on the basis of property rights. Bibliography Berlin, I. (1990), Four essays on freedom: two concepts of freedom. New York: Oxford University Press.Dworkin, R. (2000), The Place of Freedom in Sovereign Virtue: Cambridge Harvard University Press.Farrelly, C. (2003), An Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory: London: Sage Publications LimitedHoffman, J . & Graham, P. (2009), Introduction to Political Theory, 2nd edition: London: Pearson Education Limited.Lester, J. (2000), Escape from Leviathan: New York, St. Martin's Press.Mill, J.S. (1989), On Freedom, Ed.: Illinois: Harlan Davidson, Inc.