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@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ The "God-given rights" foundation cannot serve as a common framework for asserti
Let's assume the would-be victim is a wheelchair-bound cripple from birth with a mental disorder that makes his cognitive abilities less sharp than the average individual. Let's assume the would-be victim is a wheelchair-bound cripple from birth with a mental disorder that makes his cognitive abilities less sharp than the average individual.
To convince the audience, he might say, "You can't violate my rights because we all have the same rights, owing to the fact that we are all equal". His assailant need only point out that as a matter of fact he and the would-be victim are not equal, and the would-be victim loses the argument. To convince the audience, he might say, "You can have no right to violate my rights, owing to the fact that we are all equal". His assailant need only point out that as a matter of fact he and the would-be victim are not equal, and the would-be victim loses the argument.
The "Equality" foundation cannot serve as a common framework for asserting rights among large numbers of people who have wildly divergent world views. The "Equality" foundation cannot serve as a common framework for asserting rights among large numbers of people who have wildly divergent world views.
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There is no harm in acknowledging that we are not equal. The fabric of our defense of the rights of the individual will not come undone because there is an even **better** foundation for rights waiting for us. There is no harm in acknowledging that we are not equal. The fabric of our defense of the rights of the individual will not come undone because there is an even **better** foundation for rights waiting for us.
> [Incomplete]: Find some way to succinctly express objectivism's "life qua life as the standard of value" principle.
# The right to leave # The right to leave