H.G. Wells once wrote to Ghandi requesting an endorsement for a piece he had written on human rights. Ghandi rejected the opportunity, saying he was not committed to human rights.
Astounded, Wells wanted to know for what purpose Ghandi had spent his life in social protest. Ghandi's response:
"HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY. Any group that demands its rights does so at the loss of the rights of some other group or social structure. Soon an organization or society will be torn apart and destroyed as each person fights for his or her rights."
Ghandi commented that whatever rights we enjoy should be the result of the RESPONSIBILITIES we've committed to.
Astounded, Wells wanted to know for what purpose Ghandi had spent his life in social protest. Ghandi's response:
"HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY. Any group that demands its rights does so at the loss of the rights of some other group or social structure. Soon an organization or society will be torn apart and destroyed as each person fights for his or her rights."
Ghandi commented that whatever rights we enjoy should be the result of the RESPONSIBILITIES we've committed to.
