1) Axiom of Rights. Every individual has the right to live their lives as they see fit, as long as their actions do not interfere directly with the rights of others to do the same.
2) Axiom of Responsibility. Every individual has the responsibility of following and being aware of when they are violating the first axiom.
3) Axiom of Contracts. Individuals have the right to make binding agreements with each other that do not violate the previous axioms.
4) Axiom of Government. Governments are created to insure that the previous axioms are adhered to and to provide for collective benefits that do not violate the previous axioms.
5) Axiom of Disobedience. In the event that a government does not responsibly execute the previous axioms an individual may, on their own responsibility, violate any governmental dictum.

True citizenship is not measured by our similarities, it is measured by the tolerance of our differences.

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