Discrimination and Rights (Ann Speaking)
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The best way to think of individual rights is as a set of rules that define a zone of freedom and protection around individuals. But rights are never (or almost never) absolute. They sometimes have to be limited by other moral considerations.

I believe that racial discrimination is unjust. However that may be, in our society it has caused enormous suffering and conflict. A rule prohibiting discrimination on the basis of color is therefore warranted. Without it, our traditions and prejudices would simply create more conflict, foster more exploitation, and produce more human misery.

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