It is one thing to assure a man the legal right to eat in a restaurant; it is another thing to assure that he can earn the money to eat there.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Legal rights alone are insufficient without economic means.
- In plain terms
- You need money to use the rights you have.
- What can you take from it?
- Pair rights with economic opportunity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does access require resources?
- What makes rights real?
Another view
Economic support may not fix all systemic barriers.
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