The basic human rights allow for expression instead of repression. The assertive individual grants them to all others while demanding them for himself.

1. It is your right to do anything as long as you do not purposely hurt someone else and you are willing to accept the consequences.
   
   
2. It is your right to maintain your self-respect by answering honestly even if it down hurt someone else (as long as you are being assertive rather than aggressive).
   
   
3. It is your right to be what you are without changing your ideas or behavior to satisfy someone else.
   
   
4. It is your right to strive for self-actualization.
   
   
5. It is your right to use your own judgment as to the need priorities of yourself and others, if you decide to accept a responsibility for another’s problems.
   
   
6. It is your right not to be subjected to negativity.
   
   
7. It is your right to offer no excuses or justifications for your decisions or behavior.
   
   
8. It is your right not to care.
   
   
9. It is your right to be illogical.
   
   
10. It is your right to change your mind.
    
    
11. It is your right to defend yourself.

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