WE HAD THE WHOLE ARGUMENT BEFORE OUR OWN CIVIL WAR...:

The Desire for Liberty Is Universal: A rebellion against a cruel dictator is not the same as a choice for a polity of law and rights. But it's an important first step. (MICHAEL NOVAK, 3/03/11, WSJ)

Do Americans believe in natural rights? Do they hold that all men are created equal—in the sight of God, but obviously not in terms of talent, application, industry or zest—and endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights?

Then what on Earth is the puzzle about the sudden outburst of huge throngs demanding respect for their rights throughout the Middle East? It seems to me that we went through this argument before the second Iraq war, in early 2003.

...but it still took a hundred years for people to accept the truth after the war.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 4, 2011 6:20 AM