On 09/10/08 09:39, Rob McBroom wrote:
On 2008-Sep-10, at 7:31 AM, Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
On 2008-09-10 09:52, James A. Donald wrote:
We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because
of the kind of animals that we are. True law derives from this
right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state.
http://www.jim.com/ James A. Donald
I am happy that I am privileged to live in a society that has abandoned
that kind of morality that probably was custom around the stone ages,
but has since experienced the advancement of civilisation.
Umm. The quote is about rights. Rights are an intrinsic part of every
person. They don't change depending on where (or when) you live.
And rights have nothing to do with "need". If you never need to defend
yourself, good for you. But you still have a right to.
The one place where I might disagree with the Declaration of
Independence is where Rights come from, since I want to think that
rights come from the barrel of a gun.
Or, maybe, that those unalienable Rights are pretty useless unless
backed by force of arms. Examples: the Revolutionary War and
integration of southern public schools.
--
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no
hook beneath it." -- Thomas Jefferson
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