On 3 Aug 2000 19:46:34 GMT, phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone) was kind
enough to write:

>In article ,
>Anthony Cresap   wrote:

>    >Who said anything about "rights to have a car"? It wasn't me.
>    >Actually, driving is not a "right", it is a privilege. But
>    >that's ANOTHER topic.

>Actually of course, that is something only a dedicated fascist would
>actually believe - the sort that thinks "everything not expressly
>premitted is forbidden".
>
>As the DOI puts it:
>
>   We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
>   equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
>   rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
>   That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men,
>   deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That
>   whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is
>   ...
>
>In other words, anything you want to do (pursuit of happiness) the State
>is here to help, regulating onlyb to the extent needed to prevent infringement
>upon others.

The words most often overlooked IMHO are "among these".

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