"What separates a true liberal [as in a 'classical liberal' or libertarian] from everyone else is his or her belief that freedom is not a luxury for some, to be enjoyed only when they approve of the outcome, but a [natural, inherent, inalienable right and a] necessity for individual human flourishing."

Author: Sheldon Richman

Notes: Editor of 'The Freeman' and TheFreemanOnline.org, and a contributor to 'The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics'. [http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/natural-not-national-rights/ ]