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To: Kaslin
Good piece. Can't talk too much about the fact that our rights come from our Creator, not from any man.

But there's more to it as well. Rights must be understood to spring only from right. Without a simple understanding of the difference between right and wrong, the whole concept of rights quickly breaks down. (Hence the serious problems with libertarian ideology.) There is no right to do wrong. Never has been, never will be. But our right to do right is intrinsic to our nature, given to us by God.

And there's even more: Along with our rights come duties. Without that crucial understanding, again, the concept of rights quickly degenerates into selfish license.

"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can. These are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature."

-- Samuel Adams, The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting, 1772


6 posted on 08/31/2013 7:01:05 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Trust but verify. If there are none trustworthy, and no means to verify, trust no one.)
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To: EternalVigilance

Excellent post


8 posted on 08/31/2013 7:02:20 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: EternalVigilance
"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property;"

It would take more than this to convince me there is a right to property anymore than there is a right to happiness. There is a right to the pursuit of happiness, but no guarantee that it will actually be attained. It's much the same with property but much more likely that property will actually be attained.

14 posted on 08/31/2013 10:19:17 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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