The clearest example of this meaning of justice put into practice are the obligations which land ownership is associated and the forceful opposition of the Austrian OeVP to property speculation which it sees as anti-social and a means by which the dominant in society may exploit the weak. The OeVP does not oppose private ownership, infact it praises it as the true meaning of freedom, but emphasises that every members of society is entitled to an equal measure of freedom . The first, that Christian Democrats are drawn broadly from across social and political lines into a great conglomerate of communities is a defining attribute of the nature of Christian Democracy. The presence of such a broad ranger of interest within one party ferments an ideology capable of understanding every facet of political life. The second difference between the two paths is that of party structure.
Christian democracy emphasises enormous decentralisation of governmental powers.
A government, the espouse, should never encroach where private activity can do as well, if not better. However, they are quick to retort that governments should be more than a mere night-watch man , mutely ensuring that everything is okay. Governments, they say, should take a pro-active approach to the supply of services and to the assistance of the needy in society it is too dangerous, they say, to rely on the charity of private individuals alone. This attitude towards decentralisation and self-reliance also encourages within Christian Democrats a great fear of becoming a cadre party , run from the top and alienating its membership and communities, and contrasts with Conservative feature of strong leadership and rule from above. The third and final contrasting feature of Christian Democracy to Conservatism is that not only do Christian Democrats emphasise a vibrant social and political agenda based on religious and natural morality and their texts but also that they have benefited across the continent by reinforcing those essential principles while Conservative parties have tended to become more and more indistinct.