For a long time we have been concerning ourselves with rights. And with those among us who seem not to be enjoying them. Out of the Declaration and the Preamble and the Constitution's first ten amendments we have lighted upon the word and elevated it above all else preceding from the most remarkable set of documents thus far to illuminat…
For a long time we have been concerning ourselves with rights. And with those among us who seem not to be enjoying them. Out of the Declaration and the Preamble and the Constitution's first ten amendments we have lighted upon the word and elevated it above all else preceding from the most remarkable set of documents thus far to illuminate the course of mankind on this orb. To be sure, we have not just elevated it but enshrined it and attached it to any number of concepts, undertakings, past times and habits imaginable. So that now it must certainly be our right to play Parcheesi. This even though the rights mentioned in those founding documents are limited to just three: Life; Liberty; and our Pursuit of Happiness.
Beyond those very basic God-given rights are only individual freedom and responsibility -- two things which go hand in hand -- and a guarantee the tyranny that is a central government shall not interfere with anyone's freedom to exercise his thought or his word or his action within the law. I take that to mean when I am unable or unwilling to be responsible for myself in what I think or say or in how I behave, I can expect I shall forfeit the opportunity to do those things freely.
This seems a legitimate assumption and one, when applied in any instance, gives clarity to society's reaction to problems that arise ... including homelessness, mental illness, and all of man's inhumanities to his fellow men.
For a long time we have been concerning ourselves with rights. And with those among us who seem not to be enjoying them. Out of the Declaration and the Preamble and the Constitution's first ten amendments we have lighted upon the word and elevated it above all else preceding from the most remarkable set of documents thus far to illuminate the course of mankind on this orb. To be sure, we have not just elevated it but enshrined it and attached it to any number of concepts, undertakings, past times and habits imaginable. So that now it must certainly be our right to play Parcheesi. This even though the rights mentioned in those founding documents are limited to just three: Life; Liberty; and our Pursuit of Happiness.
Beyond those very basic God-given rights are only individual freedom and responsibility -- two things which go hand in hand -- and a guarantee the tyranny that is a central government shall not interfere with anyone's freedom to exercise his thought or his word or his action within the law. I take that to mean when I am unable or unwilling to be responsible for myself in what I think or say or in how I behave, I can expect I shall forfeit the opportunity to do those things freely.
This seems a legitimate assumption and one, when applied in any instance, gives clarity to society's reaction to problems that arise ... including homelessness, mental illness, and all of man's inhumanities to his fellow men.