Full Idea
Slaves have no duties because they have no rights.
Gist of Idea
Slaves have no duties because they have no rights
Source
Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821], 261), quoted by Stephen Houlgate - An Introduction to Hegel 08 'Freedom'
Book Reference
Houlgate,Stephen: 'An Introduction to Hegel' [Blackwell 2005], p.196
A Reaction
Does this correlation go all the way up society? Do I only have duties insofar as I have correlative rights? Monarchs seem to have maximum duties and maximum rights. Democratic leaders seem thereby to get a raw deal.