Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Remember, there are "rights" and "privileges."

What's the difference? A "right" is something all people have. We have the right to keep breathing, and the right to attempt to earn enough money to buy the things we need to have.

A "privilege" is something that others allow us to have. One very good example is the privilege to buy our choice of automobile (and if you don't think this is a "privilege," look at the way D.C. is yanking the automakers around with CAFE standards).

North Korea argues that they have the right to test-fire missiles. Oh, sorry--launch satellites. Sure they do. And the rest of the world has the right to shoot down whatever they try to launch.

Oh wait, that's a privilege, isn't it?

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