In dictatorships, the government has the power to throw you in the gulag. To torture you, to murder you, to do whatever they wish with you, because the government has all power. America was built on the principle that the entire purpose of the government is to protect our rights. And I want to say something else about America. Look, critics on the left criticize our nation as being arrogant, as being imperial. And listen, we are the strongest superpower on the face of the earth. (25:30–25:43)
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Asserts that the foundational principle of America is government protection of rights.
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