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The “Human Right” I Disagree With

by Asher Dewey

 

Asher DeweyOne “human right” that I disagree with is Article 17m which is the “right to own things.” It states:  “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”

First I want to make a distinction between personal property and private property.

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