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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] Back in the day...10 December 1948 to be exact, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Part of which reads: [QUOTE]Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.... Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.[/QUOTE] The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 1966 clarified that somewhat. The Preamble of which reads: [QUOTE]PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person, Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying civil and political freedom and freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his civil and political rights, as well as his economic, social and cultural rights, Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms, Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant....[/QUOTE] Human rights are inherent (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic) and inalienable (incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another) part of humanity. Now I'm not so sure that that would mean so much to a Neanderthal or someone sitting in the Dark Ages without a candle to read with. But humanity is equipped reason and conscience and what those have so gloriously helped us to achieved is culture and civilization and to a discernment understanding of inherent rights. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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