In this dilemma they evolved the theory of natural rights. If 'natural rights' means anything it means that the individual rights are to be determined by the conduct of Nature. But Nature knows nothing about rights in the sense of human conception. ✨ Clarence Darrow (2015). The Story of My Life, p.58, Lulu.com
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