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As you know, all human beings have rights.

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Our human rights are included in the International Declaration that was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1948,

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and our human rights are also included in the Spanish Constitution,

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which explicitly says that our laws are based on the respect of these rights.

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But where do human rights come from?

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We don't simply have rights because they are included in these documents.

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These rights are founded on human dignity, which is much more important than these legal documents.

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But what is dignity?

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We call human dignity the special value that each person has.

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People are extremely important.

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They have an infinite value.

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They are different than any other thing, and they must be respected because of that.

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The German philosopher Immanuel Kant explained what human dignity is,

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insisting on the difference between things and people.

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Kant said that things can be exchanged and replaced if they are broken.

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While people are unique and irreplaceable,

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there is nobody else in the world like you.

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You are unique.

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That makes you especially valuable.

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infinitely valuable and this special value that comes from your irreplaceable character

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is called human dignity the fact that people have dignity is also the basis of the most important

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ethical values that we must respect as you will remember ethical value values are important things

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that we appreciate and that are connected with our relationship with other people

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well among these ethical values that are extremely important we should mention freedom equality

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respect justice now why should we treat people like that why should we treat people like free

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individuals that deserve respect and deserve no discrimination and that must be treated fairly

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well we should do that because people have dignity this special value that is the basis

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of our rights.