Stone suggested that there was nothing absurd in this view, and noted that many entities now regarded as having legal rights were, in the past, regarded as "things" that were regarded as legally rightless; for example, aliens, children and women.
Stone suxeriu que non había nada absurdo neste punto de vista, e recalcou que moitas entidades que agora teñen dereitos legais eran, no pasado, tomadas como "cousas" sen dereitos legais; por exemplo os estranxeiros, os fillos e as mulleres.