No subject

each is the condition for the free development of all." The ruling
ideas today elevate either "national sovereignty" or "human rights"
(narrowly defined, devoid of socioeconomic and international
dimensions1) to the end in itself. However, "national sovereignty" and
"human rights" are means to the aforementioned end. This distinguishes
historical materialists from simple-minded nationalists and from
Amnesty Internationalists.

1 Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone
is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights
and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized"
(emphasis added). Needless to say, there is no worse negation of
Article 28 than imperialism, which is antithetical to human rights.