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Eq 1 - Ev 2 - Ia
Eq 1 - Ev 2 - Ia
PREPARATORIA NO. 15
ARGUMENTATIVE PARAGRAPH
All citizens have their rights and obligations. Their rights have to be
guaranteed by the various state agencies, for example, by the courts.
The obligations are very diverse, some are determined by the State, for
example, paying taxes; but others are more related to moral norms. In
any case, if rights are required to be fulfilled, citizens also have to fulfill
their obligations.
Respect for human rights, then, should lead us to question our
Western societies, as well as foreign societies. It is not ethical to
negotiate commercially with regimes that persecute, torture and
murder their citizens, and that must apply to everyone without
distinction. To design a more humane future, one that we are proud to
pass on to future generations, we must lay its foundations in the
present. It is not an easy task, and the enormous cultural, social,
political and religious differences that are characteristic of our species
make it all the more difficult. But precisely the universality of human
rights can offer us a solution to the conflict, to the extent that they can
become a common ground on which to negotiate with those who think
differently, look different or speak differently.