Re: rights

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In a message dated 2/1/99 8:13:09 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
cowan@locke.ccil.org writes:

> 
>  Bob LeChevalier (lojbab) wrote:
>  
>  > The sense of English "right" that implies an
>  > innate entitlement is thus more akin to jinzi than zifre.
>  
>  Note that not all, and not even most, rights are innate even by
>  American legal theory.  The right to take home the groceries arises
>  only after making payment for them!
>  
Perhaps freedom is a better choice of words than 'right.'  A number of years
ago, I read an article (by Van Doran I believe) about the four freedoms which
were the freedom of self-determination, the freedom of self-realization, the
freedom of self-government, and the freedom of religion.  I believe most
Americans have come to accept these as rights.

Charlie