"Where, you may be asking, is this right not to be exploited and abused guaranteed? It’s not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution. Nor is it recognizably honored by custom. That will lead some people to argue that talk of such a “right” makes no sense. Perhaps they’re right about that. Maybe even this most fundamental right is meaningless unless it is explicitly enumerated in the law. And maybe Moses and the prophets were fools. Maybe there is no God or gods, or at least no God or gods that give a rat’s ass about the poor, the powerless, the orphans or widows. Maybe there’s no such thing as karma. Or ghosts. Maybe Dives isn’t in torment. Maybe all talk of justice is just a mask for envy or the will-to-power. But then again maybe not."

Change the Rules — Slacktivist

(I had a philosophy professor in college tell me that footnotes will contain the most interesting parts of a piece of writing. He’s right.)