[geeks] education systems around the world

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008, Phil Stracchino wrote:

>> I believe that people have two rights, but they are very expansive:
>>
>>    I.    All humans have the right to assert control (and accept the
>>          consequences of that control) over their lives, their bodies,
>>          their minds, and their properties, so long as it causes no other
>>          human damage to his body, mind, life or property without informed
>>          consent.
>>
>>    II.   All humans have their right to defend their rights from
>>          infringement, or surrender them, should they see fit.
>>          Consequently, all humans have the right to defend their lives,
>>          bodies, minds, and properties from damage to which they did not
>>          consent.
>>
>> You can synthesize a lot from that: freedom of speech, equality on the
>> basis of religion or heritage, etc.
>
> That's an interesting way of approaching it.  Mind if I repost this
> elsewhere, with due credit?

Please do.

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