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To: OWK
What are rights? What are their extent? Define them for me.

I'll take a shot, since no one else seems interested.

A right is anything you must do to sustain/better your life - but only if that action does not run counter to another person's ability to do the same. Your rights are the same as everyone else's, and you need ask no one for permission to exercise them. You could choose to collaborate with other individuals if you feel your collective actions will better your life, or you can choose to act alone.

Incidentally, a right can never be a claim on another person's time, intellect or property. Rather it can only be actions you take yourself or with consent of another person.

812 posted on 06/26/2003 11:21:27 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: NittanyLion
Good explanation of the difference between a right and an entitlement.
855 posted on 06/26/2003 11:39:16 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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