WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? 3 On the responsibilities that come with human rights …
Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
John D. Rockefeller (businessperson and donator to good causes)
Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.
Mahatma Gandhi (lawyer and non-violent activist for Indian independence from Britain)
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
Eleanor Roosevelt (human rights activist, US delegate to the United Nations and First Lady of the US)
For our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.
John F. Kennedy (35th President of the US) RESPONSE JOURNAL
CONSIDER Visit pages 10–11 of your Response Journal to consider the perspectives on CREATE
human rights and the responsibilities that come with them.
Visit page 12 of your Response Journal to create your own ’needs, wants and rights’ pyramid.
