The law may be stated in this way.
All rights are dependent upon property.
They are dependent upon property for their conception, their delineation, and their exercise. It follows from this that the system of property ownership will determine what rights can be effectively established within a society. Since a right cannot be firmly established unless it is tied to a property base, changes in the property system will tend to be reflected in the rights that can be exercised And the right of the individual to the ownership of private property is essential to the establishment of individual rights. Even those asserted rights which are in reality government privileges masquerading as rights depend on property. Food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and so on are certainly property.