The degree of government intervention in our lives and activities can be shown mathematically on a simple straight-line scale marked from zero to one hundred percent. The significance of Liberty lies in its degree, the amount we have of it.
All societies have some degree of liberty.
But too much freedom allows some to injure and exploit others, whilst too much government control results in oppression. Insufficient government intervention permits citizens to harm and exploit one another. That is the essence of Right Wing Conservatism. The Socialist reaction gave government, or the State, considerably greater powers of intervention designed to help the poor by preventing exploitation and readjusting the balance of wealth. But excessive government initiates exploitation and oppression by the State.