Rights’ are ‘privileges, ’ and if I am arrogant enough to demand the former without respecting the latter I will lose both.

Craig D. Lounsbrough
Rights’ are ‘privileges, ’ and if I am arrogant enough...
Rights’ are ‘privileges, ’ and if I am arrogant enough...
Rights’ are ‘privileges, ’ and if I am arrogant enough...
Rights’ are ‘privileges, ’ and if I am arrogant enough...
About This Quote

This quote is the essence of respect. Rights are privileges, not entitlements. Take away people's rights, and you take away their privileges. You can't demand respect for something you don't give out first.

When you do, it's more than likely that someone will either ignore you or become so angry at what you've said that they'll go out of their way to show you just how wrong you are. This is why this quote is so important. It's also why it's so dangerous to be arrogant if you're a man of privilege.

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