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  VALUING HUMAN RIGHTS

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I believe that all people are born equal in dignity and entitled to certain rights and freedoms. To everyone at birth, I would grant the following legal rights: life, liberty, equality before the law, legal recourse when rights have been violated, presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and the right to appeal conviction. Legally they would be protected from discrimination (by race, sex, color, nationality, language, sexual orientation), unwarranted invasion of privacy, arbitrary arrest, torture, inhuman treatment and servitude. I also would extend to them certain freedoms: of movement, of speech and creative expression (exempting what is hateful or hurtful to society), of assembly, to practice religion, to work (and to fair compensation for their work), and to choose a marriage partner.  

Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries:

values universal, egalitarian approach to human rights

values freedom of speech and creative expression 

supports marriage equality (same sex marriage)

supports all of UN 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

summary Wikipedia article: Human Rights 

Numerical Characterization with TFJD code: 2231

Numerical Characterization with Emotional Volatility VI index: 48

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"Classifying Acts of Evil--Naming the Unspeakable"  (article from The Economist April 18 2015)
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