paul@sun600.UUCP (Paul E. Black) (05/23/89)
In article <31414@bu-cs.BU.EDU> tower@bu-it.bu.edu (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) referring to a previous article writes: >He ... ignores the fact that almost all rights are granted by society. I disagree. In the United States, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights say that rights begin with individuals and some are granted or yielded to society or government for the common good. The Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" Bill of Rights, Article IX "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Article X "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Paul E. Black | UUCP: ...{pyramid,amdahl,ames}!oliveb!cirrusl!paul CIRRUS LOGIC, Inc. | Internet: cirrusl!paul@olivetti.com 1463 Centre Pointe Dr. | Voice: 408-945-8305 extension 210 Milpitas, CA 95035 USA