A right of freedom is NOT a right to do anything one pleases. We are in a state of nature . . . There has been a technical problem. These principles and arguments were articulated in a number of places, but most succinctly in the Declaration. Thus we emphasize an understanding of the terms of that document.
Every human being is equally a human being.
That is, every human being is equally free by nature. This simple, natural fact has terribly important political and moral implications. If all men possess equal rights by nature, then it is unjust for one man to rule over another without that other's consent. The idea of government by consent, then, is derived from nature itself. The Constitution is a mechanism through which political decisions can be made by ballots instead of bullets.