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3091That got kind of messy but to refocus, I'm wondering if there is a right/resone_less-12/17/2008
3090<I> A drunk driver is guilty of making the decision to get behind the wheeTimF-12/17/2008
3089I might agree in some cases about non-action but only if we went case by case. one_less-12/17/2008
3088 Not acting, is not "an act of cruelty" because it isn't an act aTimF-12/17/2008
3087Ok, so let me nudge that and see what happens. Not only does it lack compassionone_less-12/17/2008
3086nytimes.comTimF-12/17/2008
3085 Well is compassion "a principle of right and wrong"? Not saving a cTimF-12/17/2008
3084OK. I'll ask another way, maybe its a different question. What, if any, prone_less-12/17/2008
3083<I> "is there a fundamental right to be responded to or cared for thaTimF-12/17/2008
3082Well this is one reason why I want to avoid 'particular' cases while expone_less-12/17/2008
3081 An innocent person experiencing a lot of easily avoided suffering is a bad thiTimF-12/17/2008
3080Thanks Tim. We have positioned human rights in America as 'individual' hone_less-12/17/2008
3079Positive "Rights" mises.org Wrong Rights by Sheldon Richman, FebruaryTimF-12/17/2008
3078The Perils of Positive Rights By Tibor R. Machan fee.orgTimF-12/17/2008
3077 "Economic and social rights" sound like an attempt at "positiveTimF-12/17/2008
3076Myth or reality? We started this country based on fundamental human rights whichone_less-12/17/2008
3075Ok mr politically incorrect. That is a good article which treats the subject faione_less-12/17/2008
3074The Forgotten Men Bryan Caplan My colleague Robin Hanson has schooled me in theTimF-12/16/2008
3073Would you buy a new car from this company? By Donald J. Boudreaux Tuesday, DeceTimF-12/16/2008
3072<i>Special treatment for anybody, in any walk of life, for whatever reasonPeter Dierks-12/16/2008
3071Amish homeowners: Religion trumps building codes By TODD RICHMOND TOWN OF FRANTimF-12/15/2008
3070O.J. Simpson and The High Cost of Favoritism by Thomas Sowell (December 9, 2008TimF112/15/2008
3069Exactly.... All of them are different and have different needs....jlallen-12/15/2008
3068I spend most of my time with the youngest who depends on me for support and encoone_less-12/15/2008
3067Nope...I said if I had to make a choice....I would probably pick the baby.... Jjlallen-12/15/2008
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