After reading the essay "Taking Rights Seriously" by Ronald Dworkin, I realized that I don't really pay any particular attention to our rights or even the limits to them. I didn't even know there was a dispute of what particular rights we as citizens have. Dworkin says that "the Government will have the last word on what an individual's rights are, because its police will do what its officials and courts say". I think it is the government's job to decide how to define our rights, that is why we vote them into office, because it is a difficult job and if we left it to the people, they probably would not give themselves enough limits. If the government gives society to much freedom tha
set limits on the rights of the citizens because without the limits there would be chaos.
In conclusion, I think that Dworkin gives the pros and cons on each side of the issue of our rights. I think everyone should have moral rights, such as freedom of speech. But if they take it to far and people get hurt then of course they should be punished. That is why we vote and have laws to make our neighborhoods safe for our children. Everyone has rights and we all have the right to be safe.
there must be a balance between the rights of the individual and the demands of society at large. There for our government officials must be very careful on how they define our rights, because "a mistake on one side is as serious as a mistake on the other". The government has to compro
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