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Full Idea
The morality of rights tends to be a limited, even minimal, morality. It leaves a great deal of human life ungoverned by moral restrictions or requirements.
Gist of Idea
A morality of rights is very minimal, leaving a lot of human life without restrictions or duties
Source
Thomas Nagel (Equality [1977], §5)
Book Ref
Nagel,Thomas: 'Mortal Questions' [CUP 1981], p.116