It is important to understand that the very premise of our nation is the fact that these [[rights]], based on [[Natural Law]], are "[[God-given]]." If they are given to us by an Authority higher than human [[government]], then any government action to abolish those rights would be against God's will. Rights that are subject to government restriction or [[license]] are called a [[privilege]] rather than a right. The [[Founding Fathers]] understood this principle and created a [[Republicanism|revolution]] in political theory by enacting, for the first time in [[history]], a government specifically established to protect the rights that had been given to man by God. | It is important to understand that the very premise of our nation is the fact that these [[rights]], based on [[Natural Law]], are "[[God-given]]." If they are given to us by an Authority higher than human [[government]], then any government action to abolish those rights would be against God's will. Rights that are subject to government restriction or [[license]] are called a [[privilege]] rather than a right. The [[Founding Fathers]] understood this principle and created a [[Republicanism|revolution]] in political theory by enacting, for the first time in [[history]], a government specifically established to protect the rights that had been given to man by God. |