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There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. with it comes our only basic human duty: the duty to accept the consequences of our actions.
-P. J. O'Rourke
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There Is Only One Basic Human Right:

P. J. O'Rourke
There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. with it comes our only basic human duty: the duty to accept the consequences of our actions.
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