The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If people's stated desires were just some kind of erasable inscription or reprogrammable brainwashing, any atrocity could be justified.


How the Mind Works (ed. Penguin UK, 2003) - ISBN: 9780141927879

Steven Pinker Quotes

The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If...

The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If...

The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If...

The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If...