From a64f02a2e5402b1a3f7facf3b654c22bfc40e92a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wellspringcp <69349872+wellspringcp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:14:47 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update 01-principles.md --- 01-principles/01-principles.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/01-principles/01-principles.md b/01-principles/01-principles.md index 28b246c..422b4bc 100644 --- a/01-principles/01-principles.md +++ b/01-principles/01-principles.md @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ Republic Holidays: Each of the cornerstone principles of the republic shall have Rights are capabilities and nothing more. A "right" is an undertaking which an indepagent is capable of performing on its own, if left unimpeded. That is, a right is something which an indepagent can perform "by right" of its own nature/design. A right is **not** a claim on the capabilities, mind/consciouness or labour of **another** indepagent. -Rights and private property law go hand in hand; rights are capabilities, and private property law ensures non-interference: to wit, that no indepagent's capabilities are used to injur or impede another indepagent's ability to exercise its rights. Individual rights precede law. Law preserves individual rights. +Rights and private property law go hand in hand; rights are capabilities, and private property law ensures non-interference: to wit, that no indepagent's capabilities are used to injur or impede another indepagent's ability to exercise its rights. + +Individual rights precede and give occasion for, government. Private property law exists to preserve and protect individual rights. Government exists to enforce private property law. ### Definition of Private Property