"Rights," as in, "You have the right to an attorney," and "entitled," as in, "this generation is too entitled."
What is the difference between an entitlement and a right?
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1 ReplyOpinion
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1 ReplyA right is something you are born to. An Entitlement is something you "feel" you are born to.
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2 RepliesOne of those words makes republicans freak out.
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Right...what you have... Entitlement...what you think you should have...
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1 ReplyRights, as in what the constitution says. Entitled, as in what people say is a right but that is not in the constitution
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7 RepliesTwo things come to mind: The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.