Full Idea
There are no natural or human rights, and belief in them is one with belief in witches and in unicorns.
Gist of Idea
There are no natural or human rights, and belief in them is nonsense
Source
Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory [1981], Ch. 6)
Book Reference
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' [Duckworth 1982], p.67
A Reaction
His point is that the notion of 'rights' only arises out of a community. However, while you might criticise an individual for absurdly asserting all sorts of dubious rights, no one could criticise them if they asserted the right to defend their own life.