Difference between revisions of "What Are Rights?"
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== Enforcement Is Necessary To Rights == | == Enforcement Is Necessary To Rights == | ||
| + | Many people think that "social agreement" can create rights. Social agreement is an important factor in keeping the costs of right low because there is no need to enforce rights among those in agreement. But the problem is internal threats to rights (newcomers, defectors and schismatics) and external threats to rights (raids, wars, etc.) Those people may not agree, and there is no alternative to threats of violent coercion to deter them. | ||
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| + | There is no culture where social agreement has been sufficient to create rights. Even extremely non-violent pacifist cultures such as the Mennonites are parasitic upon coercive governments to protect their rights. | ||
== Negative Duties Are Free? == | == Negative Duties Are Free? == | ||
== Compound Rights == | == Compound Rights == | ||
