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there are universal duties not to deny others free speech, this
would justify a universal right to speak freely, because that
right could be claimed—one would know where to claim it. The
duties that correspond to supposed goods and services, often
slightly inaccurately called welfare rights, are more difficult.
Such duties, even if universal, cannot be owed by each to all.
If you think about a right to food, for example, it cannot mean
that each of us has an obligation to feed all o