Difference between revisions of "Inalienable Rights"
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|HasArticleText=Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'. Each of these mean that such rights exist without choice on our part. Inalienable means "incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred" - according to Merriam Webster. They cannot be transferred, withdrawn, or denied. | |HasArticleText=Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'. Each of these mean that such rights exist without choice on our part. Inalienable means "incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred" - according to Merriam Webster. They cannot be transferred, withdrawn, or denied. | ||
| − | John Locke was an English political theorist who wrote about the origins of political power in the 17th century. His <u>Second Treatise of Government</u> (written in the 1670s) was known and quoted frequently by Americans in the 1770s. This article relies heavily on Locke's writing, plagiarizing and quoting it freely and was, thus, influenced our founding documents. (See, in particular, Chapter 2). We will also draw from founding documents such as the [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html Declaration of Independence], the Constitution of the United States, sources such as F.A. Hayek's <u>Constitution of Liberty</u>, Alex deTocqueville's <u>Democracy in America</u>, and other sources as other editors introduce them - this being a rich subject. | + | John Locke was an English political theorist who wrote about the origins of political power in the 17th century. His <u>Second Treatise of Government</u> (written in the 1670s) was known and quoted frequently by Americans in the 1770s. This article relies heavily on Locke's writing, plagiarizing and quoting it freely and was, thus, influenced our founding documents. (See, in particular, Chapter 2). We will also draw from founding documents such as the [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html Declaration of Independence], the Constitution of the United States, sources such as F.A. Hayek's <u>The Constitution of Liberty</u>, Alex deTocqueville's <u>Democracy in America</u>, and other sources as other editors introduce them - this being a rich subject. |
===Fundamental Rights=== | ===Fundamental Rights=== | ||
According to Locke: To understand the rights of political power, one must understand the natural state of all men. | According to Locke: To understand the rights of political power, one must understand the natural state of all men. | ||
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*'''The source of power of one over another''': It is the right to restrain offenders that allows a power of one over another. | *'''The source of power of one over another''': It is the right to restrain offenders that allows a power of one over another. | ||
**But this is neither absolute nor arbitrary power. Criminals must be dealt with dispassionately and with justice proportional to the transgression | **But this is neither absolute nor arbitrary power. Criminals must be dealt with dispassionately and with justice proportional to the transgression | ||
| − | **An offender transgresses the law of nature - living by rules other than those of reason and common equity, and so becomes dangerous to mankind. Anyone may, therefore, act to restrain the offender., | + | **An offender transgresses the law of nature - living by rules other than those of reason and common equity, and so becomes dangerous to mankind. Anyone may, therefore, act to restrain the offender. |
| + | ===Liberty and Liberties=== | ||
| + | F.A. Hayek, in his book <u>The Constitution of Liberty</u>, is concerned with "that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as is possible in society". | ||
|HasAuthor=Jeff | |HasAuthor=Jeff | ||
|HasArticleDate=2014/01/30 | |HasArticleDate=2014/01/30 | ||
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Revision as of 13:26, 22 March 2014
Start of article about inalienable rights. 2014/01/30 User:Jeff
