That&#x27;s not tautological at all.  Also, it&#x27;s not really true.  There are plenty of rules.  What I&#x27;m saying is the only &quot;unalienable&quot; rules are the laws of the physical universe.  Every other rule is a construct of society and people, and as such, is not guaranteed in the way as stated by the previous commenter.<p>It&#x27;s just something I believe is worth keeping in mind when talking about your &quot;right to privacy&quot;, specifically.  There are many prominent public figures who actually don&#x27;t believe you have that right at all, and when we remember that rights (as we&#x27;re referring to them) are granted only by the grace of the state, if the members of the state don&#x27;t believe you have a right, then you simply don&#x27;t.<p>The argument here should be more about whether or not it&#x27;s in the state&#x27;s best interest to grant the right to privacy to its citizens, and I think there&#x27;s a pretty strong argument in favor of that, but simply stating &quot;I have a right!&quot; doesn&#x27;t illuminate that argument very much.