"At its root, politics is the struggle between those who want authentic rights to be the order of the day, and those who demand privileges or 'printing-press rights'"

"At its root, politics is the struggle between those who want authentic rights to be the order of the day, and those who want privileges or 'printing-press rights' to be the order – between those who seek to survive and prosper under liberty, and those who seek to survive and prosper under a system of coercions. When privileges usurp rights, with the shield of rights being replaced by the weapon of privilege, the struggle for moral space devolves into a fight among privilege-seekers over whose immoral space is going to win the day, and damn the consequences."
        ~ Terry Verhoeven, from his book Rights: Rediscovering Our Means to Liberty

NB: The best place to purchase Rights in paperback is from Book Depository, where shipping is free. You can also purchase it as an e-book from Amazon. Alternatively,  you can read for free in html at the Rights Institute website.