Consider the chart made in Part A. Place each item listed as necessary to fully develop human qualities under one of these headings. Some people in the world have only what is necessary to survive while others have luxury and convenience. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.
Some people feel that universal values or standards of behavior are impossible.
Paraphrase the final sentence of the quotation. Going Further 1. Introduce the UDHR, explaining that this document was intended to offer all people in all situations the equal justice, opportunity, and dignity of which Eleanor Roosevelt spoke. See Part I, A Short History of Human Rights for background information or use this as a reading. Introduce the concepts of moral, legal, and natural rights.