“The key issue as to whether or not a non-biological entity deserves rights really comes down to whether or not it's conscious.... Does it have feelings?” DoeFeelingsIssuesRightsKeysConsciousDeserveArtificial IntelligenceEntity Author:Ray Kurzweil
“For centuries, faith has helped us overcome problems and helped us work to achieve a more perfect union. It has inspired the many leaders who played a key role in abolishing slavery, protecting civil rights and, hopefully one day, becoming a nation where all life from conception to natural death is protected.” ProblemNationsNaturalPerfectLeaderRolesRightsAchieveCenturyKeysBecomingOne DayOvercomingSlaveryUnionsInspiredCivil RightsHopefullyConceptionProtectedNatural DeathAbolishing Slavery Author:Marco Rubio
“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
“Dr. King organized the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to shut down Washington, D.C. and force legislators to tackle poverty. His efforts to shift focus from civil to silver rights were interrupted by his untimely death. He fought ardently for Black rights, but he also recognized financial literacy as the key to an America that was truly free for all people.” PeopleAmericaForceBlackPoorEffortPovertyFocusRightsKeysKingsFinancialCampaignsOrganizedSilverDrsLiteracyPoor PeopleInterruptedLegislatorsFinancial LiteracyUntimely Death Author:John Hope Bryant