Not to forget that in à Republic, there’s not a « population » of a country. People oftentimes speak of the « American population », which means they’re not talking of « American citizens ». The difference being that, when - and because - you’re a citizen, in a Republic, you have rights, and one of them is your freedom, which are God given. That’s the genius of the American Republic: God given means no one can take them. Always remind people that we’re citizens. I myself am from France, here we speak of « inalienable rights ».
Not to forget that in à Republic, there’s not a « population » of a country. People oftentimes speak of the « American population », which means they’re not talking of « American citizens ». The difference being that, when - and because - you’re a citizen, in a Republic, you have rights, and one of them is your freedom, which are God given. That’s the genius of the American Republic: God given means no one can take them. Always remind people that we’re citizens. I myself am from France, here we speak of « inalienable rights ».