“Part of the true luxury of "earned laziness" are the braggin rights that come along with being purposefully and publicly lazy. It is a badge of distinction, an emblem of success, without having to say too much about it. It labels us, affords us kudos, and raises our profile in the "pecking order" of our fellow troglodytes. It says to others, "See, I've done so well that I can afford to do nothing at all whenever I so choose!” WellsI CanDoneOrderToo MuchRightsRaisesFellowsLuxuryLabelsDistinctionLazyLazinessProfileBadgesEmblemsPecking Order Author:Al Gini
“It's long been common practice among many to draw a distinction between "human rights" and "property rights," suggesting that the two are separate and unequal - with "property rights" second to "human rights."” HumansLongTwoWisdomPoliticsCommonPracticeEconomyRightsDrawsPropertyHuman RightsLiberalismDistinctionProperty RightsSuggesting Author:Richard M. Nixon
“All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection.” Has BeensTermRightsBirthCitizensEqualProtectionDistinctionNativeEntitledPreciseAdoptedEqual RightsEqual Protection Author:James K. Polk
“I typically don't use the distinction 'positive' and 'negative' liberty, because negative sounds bad and positive sounds good, and I don't think that the terminology ought to prejudice us one way or the other. So I think the more descriptive term is 'liberty rights' versus 'welfare rights'. So, liberty rights are freedom-of-action type rights, and welfare rights are rights-to-stuff, of various kinds...And, property rights are not rights-to-stuff. I think that's one of the key misunderstandings about property. Property rights are the rights to liberty within your jurisdiction.” ThinkingWayKindUseActionStuffSoundTermLibertyRightsKeysTypeOughtNegativePrejudicePropertyVariousOne WayWelfareDistinctionVersusMisunderstandingProperty RightsTerminologyJurisdiction Author:Randy Barnett
“Hiding behind such sacred terms as human rights and distributive justice, politicians and intellectuals alike have perpetrated a gargantuan ruse on humankind: they have convinced us that mass homogeneity is more essential for the betterment of society than is individual initiative, and they have adorned this dubious assumption with assurances that by leveling all distinctions between human beings, collective peace and unity will result as a matter of course, just as water runs downhill or the cart follows the ox.” HumansMatterRunningCoursesIndividualTermWaterJusticeHuman BeingsResultsBehindsRightsPoliticianEssentialsMassSacredUnityHuman RightsConvincedAssumptionDistinctionCollectivesHidingHumankindInitiativeAssuranceCartsBettermentDubiousHomogeneityPeace And Unity Author:Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora