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“The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds.”

Rights Duty Relation Notion Obligation Former Relative Subordinates

Book:The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Source: The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

“Both love of mankind, and respect for their rights are duties; the former however is only a conditional, the latter an unconditional, purely imperative duty, which he must be perfectly certain not to have transgressed who would give himself up to the secret emotions arising from benevolence.”

Giving Certain Secret Emotion Rights Mankind Duty Former Latter Unconditional Imperatives Benevolence Conditional

Author:Immanuel Kant

“Whoever uses force without Right ... puts himself into a state of War with those, against whom he uses it, and in that state all former Ties are canceled, all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to defend himself, and to resist the Aggressor.”

War States Use Force Rights Defense Cease Resistance Former Ties Aggressors

Book:The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration

Source: The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration

“Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.”

Rights Sake Former Latter Resolve Contemplating Posterity Forefathers Circumspection

Book:The Writings of Samuel Adams: 1770-1773

Source: The Writings of Samuel Adams: 1770-1773