Governments are established by people to protect their (real and perceived) rights. Whether violation of someone's rights is morally right or wrong is irrelevant...
Is it? That's a very interesting distinction you draw parenthetically - what, precisely, is the difference between a "real" right and a "perceived" right?
25 posted on 04/29/2002 9:52:54 PM PDT by general_re
Is it? That's a very interesting distinction you draw parenthetically - what, precisely, is the difference between a "real" right and a "perceived" right?
The right to own human slaves, for example?
26 posted on 04/29/2002 9:57:17 PM PDT by supercat