(February 8, 2012 at 11:33 am)whateverist Wrote: No, rights don't have to be earned. They are acknowledged to be innate or we don't call them rights. A privilege might have to be earned.
You have to distinguish from rights in general or "human rights" if you are going to specifically refer to something you believe to be innate. Legal rights, civil rights, etc, all exist without being innate.
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