And even more importantly, Americans across all generations have been on a "rights" quest, continually extending rights, progressing prosperity, and increasing free expression.
Given that he was personally very supportive of gays in his administration, were you disappointed in him for not extending rights to gay couples?
Here in Britain, discussions on gay marriage have been conducted as though it were entirely a matter of extending rights, and not of fundamentally altering the institution.
executive director Richard Lloyd, said: "The Consumer Rights Bill brings consumer law into the 21st century, extending rights into digital content, and making it easier for people to understand their rights and challenge bad practice.
The areas identified by Gulik where the UK could improve include extending rights for women whose husbands have been given residency and whose fear of deportation might prevent them from going to the police to report allegations of domestic violence.
China and India have a combined total of approximately 675 million forest dwellers (pdf), but the two countries have adopted remarkably different approaches to protecting forests and extending rights to traditional inhabitants.
