3.3: Are there any limits on the exercise of a right?
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This article is from the Lawful Arrest/Search/Seizure FAQ, by Ahimsa Dhamapada ahimsa@mu.clarityconnect.net with numerous contributions by others.
3.3: Are there any limits on the exercise of a right?
Yes. Imagine a man whose "pursuit of happiness" involves
murder. Obviously this is wrong because it infringes upon
another's right to live.
If we all have the right to live and be free to do as we
please, it must follow that if the exercise of one man's
right violates another's, then either there are limits to
the exercise of this right, or no such right ever existed.
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