Dr. Richard Haass discusses the obligations he outlines in his New York Times Bestseller, "The Bill of Obligations." Skyler Stark-Ragsdale/The Aspen TimesDr. Richard Haass discussed his new book, “The Bill of Obligations – The Ten Habits of Good Citizens,” Monday at the Colorado Mountain College Aspen Campus. In the book, Haass, who served as president of the Council on Foreign Relations from 2003 to 2023, outlines 10 obligations citizens should abide by to accompany the rights listed in the US constitution. Along with knowing their rights, citizens should analyze their own responsibilities as members of a society. For example, a citizen’s right to bear arms comes into conflict with another’s right to personal safety, a citizen’s right not to wear a mask comes into conflict with another’s right to public health, he said.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2024 14:56 UTC