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| The Unalienable Right to Use and Enjoy One’s Property |
| by Michael Shaw | |
| Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | |
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Our ancestors recognized the idea and the ideal that every individual possesses unalienable rights. When this idea is respected it provides great advantages to individuals and society. The advantages to unalienable rights are:
From this philosophical premise we create systems that enable personal achievement, improve society and allow one to pursue happiness. Many Californians have fallen for the collectivist form of societal organization. Under collectivism, individual unalienable rights are abridged for the “common good”. Ultimately, individual rights are abolished under the law. |