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Old 07-05-2008, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by leviathon435 View Post
What is it that gives us rights then, if not our society and state?
Neither. Logic, or nature as finny would put it. I guess you could put it into the category of society if you wanted to, but society does not determine them. Society can be just as oppressive as any government. People may be so oppressed that the rights are unknown to them. Rights are not given they simply exist. They can be protected such as in the US bill of rights, but that is not giving rights either.
Simply at the most basic form that people can do what they want without harming the rights of others.
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