Игры из серии "тонут академик-ядерщик и дворник, кого спасать?" —это уже софистика. Лучше уж формулировка из Декларации Независимости США: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.