Sentence:  And here again we hear the same refrain mentioned above : `` The paramount goal of the United States , set long ago , was to guard the <WSD>rights</WSD> of the individual , ensure his development , enlarge his opportunity '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"