You misunderstand -- I&#x27;m not saying they can&#x27;t be taken away. What I&#x27;m saying is that they cannot be &#x2F;given&#x2F;, &#x2F;granted&#x2F;, or &#x2F;bestowed&#x2F; because governments don&#x27;t make or own rights.<p>Every human is innately free whether or not a governmental entity likes it or not. Whether or not those rights are oppressed or not is another story.