"Positive rights are the right to shelter, the……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are - these are, I would call them, more properly, political rights rather than positive rights. And they are extremely tricky, because now we are dealing with things that are zero sum."
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578 Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
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Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.
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Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.
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Remember, your body needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily. Straight up or on the rocks.
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