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Rights are important for the protection of the individual, and to empower the individual to live the kind of life that she wants to. A right can protect a person from the power of the government and other people in the society. ... Rights give an individual predictability about what they are allowed to do in their society.
Sometimes, the government will pass laws to protect our rights. People who do things to violate our rights, like stealing our property, are punished when they break the law. The government creates laws to help keep people safe and to help safeguard their rights.
