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Rights are those actions capable of being performed by a human which all other humans are morally bound not to impede.  A possible action is considered to be a right when and only when the action is never destructive in any way to the life of any other nonconsenting human.  A right is said to be "respected" if no human attempts to impede the action considered to be a right.  Thus, a human is morally bound to respect the rights of another.  The reason for this is because respecting rights is conducive to the lives of all parties involved.
If one person contravenes the rights of another, it is moral and proper for the victim to defend himself against his attacker, as well as to force the attacker to recompense the victim.
The notion of freedom is closely allied with the notion of rights.  A person is free to do precisely that which he has the right to do.  A person is said to be free (in general) if and when all of his rights are respected.
The individual rights are:
The individual rights are:
*Life  
*Life  
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There is no such thing as collective rights.  In the area of rights, statists have invented many anti-concepts designed to obliterate the concept of rights, or of a particular right.
There is no such thing as collective rights.  In the area of rights, statists have invented many anti-concepts designed to obliterate the concept of rights, or of a particular right.
Define "right" -- 'Alice has a right that Bob not do X.' means 'If Bob does or attempts to do X, Alice or her agent may ethically use force against Bob to compel him to cease and desist from doing X and to obtain compensation for her loses.'. 
Define freedom (= privilege) -- 'Bob is free to do X.' means 'No one has a right that Bob not do X, or each person having such a right has consented to Bob doing X.'.  This is equivalent to saying 'No one may ethically use force against Bob because he does or attempts to do X.'.


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Revision as of 21:08, 9 July 2005

Rights are those actions capable of being performed by a human which all other humans are morally bound not to impede. A possible action is considered to be a right when and only when the action is never destructive in any way to the life of any other nonconsenting human. A right is said to be "respected" if no human attempts to impede the action considered to be a right. Thus, a human is morally bound to respect the rights of another. The reason for this is because respecting rights is conducive to the lives of all parties involved.

If one person contravenes the rights of another, it is moral and proper for the victim to defend himself against his attacker, as well as to force the attacker to recompense the victim.

The notion of freedom is closely allied with the notion of rights. A person is free to do precisely that which he has the right to do. A person is said to be free (in general) if and when all of his rights are respected.

The individual rights are:

  • Life
  • Liberty
  • Property

There is no such thing as collective rights. In the area of rights, statists have invented many anti-concepts designed to obliterate the concept of rights, or of a particular right.

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