| − | '''Natural rights''' are the rights based on natural law. The philosopher [[John Locke]] included rights to [[life]], liberty and property, among these. His belief was that citizens had to obey [[government]]’s laws, and the government would uphold their rights in return. | + | '''Natural rights''' are the rights based on [[Natural Law|natural law]]. The [[philosopher]] [[John Locke]] included [[right to life]], [[liberty]] and [[property]], among these. His belief was that [[citizen]]s had to obey [[government]]’s laws, and the government would uphold their rights in return. |
| − | Natural rights are to be contrasted with synthetic rights, which are mere social fabrications of a society and are not based on universal principles. This distinction is often ignored by moral degenerates who lack the moral clarity to distinguish transcendent human values from relativist ones. | + | ''Natural rights'' are to be contrasted with [[synthetic]] rights, which are mere social fabrications of a [[society]] and are not based on universal principles. This distinction is often ignored by moral degenerates who lack the moral clarity to distinguish transcendent human values from [[moral relativism|relativist]] ones. |