▁other . ▁For ▁example , ▁freedom ▁and ▁equality ▁are ▁generally ▁viewed ▁as ▁fundamental ▁and ▁non - neg oti able ▁values ▁of ▁modern ▁soci eties . ▁Each ▁represents ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁ult imate ▁imper ative ▁about ▁what ▁the ▁higher ▁values ▁of ▁human ity . ▁However , ▁as ▁Par s ons ▁emphas izes , ▁no ▁simple ▁answer ▁on ▁the ▁priority ▁of ▁freedom ▁or ▁equality ▁or ▁any ▁simple ▁solution ▁on ▁how ▁they ▁possibly ▁can ▁be ▁medi ated , ▁if ▁at ▁all . ▁Therefore , ▁all ▁modern ▁soci eties ▁are ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁inher ent ▁conflict ▁prev ail ing ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁values , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁" et ernal ▁solution " ▁as ▁such . ▁There ▁cannot ▁be ▁any ▁perfect ▁match ▁between ▁motiv ational ▁pattern , ▁norm ative ▁solutions , ▁and ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁value ▁pattern ▁in ▁any ▁modern ▁society . ▁Par s ons ▁also ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁" dis put e " ▁between ▁" left " ▁and ▁" right " ▁has ▁something ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁both ▁defend ▁ultimately ▁" just ified " ▁human ▁values ▁( or ▁ide als ), ▁which ▁alone ▁is ▁ind isp ens able ▁as ▁values ▁but ▁are ▁always ▁in ▁an ▁end less ▁conflict ual ▁position ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Par s ons ▁always ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁norm ative ▁pattern ▁in ▁society ▁is ▁generally ▁problem atic ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁integration ▁that ▁is ▁reached ▁in ▁principle ▁is ▁always ▁far ▁from ▁harm on ious ▁and ▁perfect . ▁If ▁some ▁" harm on ious ▁pattern