A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds…An obligation which goes unrecognized by anybody loses none of the full force of its existence. A right which goes unrecognized by anybody is not worth very much.


L'Enracinement (1949) 'Les Besoins de l'âme'

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A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds…An obligation which goes unrecognized by anybody ...

A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds…An obligation which goes unrecognized by anybody ...

A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds…An obligation which goes unrecognized by anybody ...

A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds…An obligation which goes unrecognized by anybody ...