Kendall Clark's entry:
Imagine a tune like "The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas..." but with the words from one of Chomsky's touchstones, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.The UDHR Song, They Might Be Giants and Noam Chomsky ==================================================== Eleanor Roosevelt regarded the Universal Declaration as her greatest accomplishment; Neither a scholar nor an expert on international law, her enthusiasm was rooted in her humanitarian convictions, and her steady faith in human dignity and worth.
Article 1, Article 1 says All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2, Article 2 says Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
Chorus ====== Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. UDHR! UDHR!
Article 3, Article 3 says Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4, Article 4 says No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5, Article 5 says No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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