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noun

  • The liberties and entitlements held by each person, which are fundamental to a free society and often protected by law from governmental or societal infringement.

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Economic order came through the Constitution, which established checks and balances between the branches, divided responsibility between the state and federal governments, and enumerated individual rights that government couldn’t infringe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Big, serious-minded, aggressive stands for robust constitutional protection of individual rights, even the individual rights of accused criminals, are rare commodities.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

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  • fundamental freedoms
  • inalienable rights
  • personal sovereignty
  • citizen entitlements
  • personal freedoms

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  • societal mandate
  • statism
  • communal obligation
  • the common good
  • state control

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