I don't often agree with JCW, but I think that he has a very sound point here. During my lifetime I have seen a culture of "entitlement" take hold - certainly in the societies of developed countries. I was born between the 2 World wars - a time of acute hardship for many in Europe. "Human Rights" per se, existed only as a vague concept - if at all. We were all just thankful to manage to live day to day. That was an individual's responsibility - nobody considered it to be a "Right" - but it certainly did promote a strong ethic of self-reliance !