Responsibility
To be responsible is to be proactive in the world, to be sensitive to the interconnections, and to be willing to do something constructive as a way of giving back. Responsibility is the counterbalance to rights. If we enjoy the right to freedom, it is because we accept our responsibility not to harm or harass others. If we expect the right to fair treatment, we need to respect the rule of law and honour the principle of reciprocity. If we believe in the right to have our basic needs met, we have the opportunity to respond when poverty denies those rights to others. Taking responsibility is an expression of confidence in our own abilities, a chance to test our own limits.
— Wayne Visser
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