You don&#x27;t &quot;have&quot; any personal liberties.  You are not born with rights, you are gifted them by a benevolent society.  That society can easily lose its benevolence, and take your rights away, and there is absolutely nothing you&#x27;d be able to do about it.<p>You might hold a differing view, but the fact is, reality works as I&#x27;ve described.  Delude yourself all you want, but your rights <i>do</i> hinge on the imperfect and subjective manner in which your benevolent rulers have granted them to you.<p>They <i>have not</i> granted you absolute rights, specifically laid out, but they <i>have</i> done better than, &quot;rights.. and stuff.&quot;