| Re: Fundamental rights
Theaetetus - I wish human beings were capable of maintaining that standard.
We cant seem to manage this sort of respect in any area - from government to personal relationships.
The notion of 'rights' seems to come from hyper individualism. We began to think about what I deserve rather than what I should do. The maxim you quote is a restatement of the ethic of reciprocity with a reminder that we have free will.
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