Liberty Quote
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Liberty Quote
A friend just sent this quote. Comments anyone?
"How can there possibly be liberty and justice for all, when, in the name of justice, people claim rights to income, food, housing, education, health care, transportation, ad infinitum? We can't. Positive rights to receive such things, absent an obligation to earn them, must violate others' liberty, by taking some of their income without their consent. They are really just wishes, convertible into benefits for some only by employing the government to violate others' rights not to have what is theirs taken." --Prof. Gary Galles of Pepperdine University
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"How can there possibly be liberty and justice for all, when, in the name of justice, people claim rights to income, food, housing, education, health care, transportation, ad infinitum? We can't. Positive rights to receive such things, absent an obligation to earn them, must violate others' liberty, by taking some of their income without their consent. They are really just wishes, convertible into benefits for some only by employing the government to violate others' rights not to have what is theirs taken." --Prof. Gary Galles of Pepperdine University
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You have the right to look for a job, not be given one.
You have the right to get an education, not be given one.
You have the right to purchase a car, not be given one.
You have the right to get a drivers license, not be given one.
You do not have the right to take away from other people who work for their part of the "pie". This is NOT a socialist nor a communist country where everyone deserves part of the wealth of all. We are a capitolistic society and we each have the right to keep part of what we earn and the moral/legal obligation to provide for the rest of society by paying taxes and contributing to charities, etc.
You have the right to get an education, not be given one.
You have the right to purchase a car, not be given one.
You have the right to get a drivers license, not be given one.
You do not have the right to take away from other people who work for their part of the "pie". This is NOT a socialist nor a communist country where everyone deserves part of the wealth of all. We are a capitolistic society and we each have the right to keep part of what we earn and the moral/legal obligation to provide for the rest of society by paying taxes and contributing to charities, etc.
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