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The amendments in the Bill of Rights do not “give” anyone anything. On the other hand, Bill of Rights protections do stop the government from doing certain things. This kind of limited government is the essence of liberty: the freedom to act without unauthorized restraint. Citizens have the right to pursue happiness, but as Benjamin Franklin is believed to have said, they have to “catch” it themselves. {continued}