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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He read more
Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He insists it also run interference for him.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to read more
The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to breathe the air--it is a right proclaimed by
the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men
have a right to be in this world, and others no right.