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Actually, one is punished for crimes he commits against other sovereign individuals. No person has the right to initiate force against another (other than for self defense) and if they do so, it is obligatory that he is punished by those that he has wronged. Our rights do not come from the government, the government is the protector of our rights, and they do so at the bidding of the people - not the other way around. Natural rights are something that we are born with, they are as immutable as gravity, and they have their genesis in the fact that each person is a sovereing individual, who is the sole owner of his own body. Driving a car is a privilege, pursuing happiness, defending one's self, owning property, etc. are natural rights.

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