It's important for young people to understand, because I'll sometimes hear people say, oh, you know, the First Amendment grants me the right to free speech. No, it doesn't. The First Amendment does not grant you a single right. First Amendment protects the right you already have to free speech. as a result of what God's given us. And that's very important to understand that first principle. So they did that. They said, the purpose of government is to secure these rights. (06:02–06:10)
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