The French philosopher Auguste Comte (who coined the term “altruism”) puts this clearly: Because “to live for others” is “for all of us a constant duty” and “the definitive formula of human morality,” it follows that “[a]ll honest and sensible men, of whatever party, should agree, by a common consent, to eliminate the doctrine of rights.” Altruism, explained Comte, “cannot tolerate the notion of rights, for such notion rests on individualism.” On the premise of altruism, “[rights] are as absurd as they are immoral. . . . The whole notion, then, must be completely put away.”I strongly recommend reading the entire article.
Jacoby on the Pardon Power
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Jeff Jacoby argues that the time has come to revisit and revoke the
President's power to issue pardons. His column starts with the egregious
abuses of that...
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