natural rights
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"We stand at the edge of a new era - one where our natural rights will prevail," she told viewers.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
Mr. Persico sides with scholars who find the rudiments of natural rights in the medieval period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But his most singular focus is on defending the natural rights of the traditionally hyper-masculine.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2024
Both documents reflect Enlightenment ideas of natural rights and accountable government.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
I intervened in this piece of charming youthful désespoir; countering that some philosophers say governments were instituted to protect the natural rights of the citizen; to which Octavian said that nature recognizes no rights.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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