When we say that we hold individual rights to be inalienable, we must mean
just that. Inalienable means that which we may not take away, suspend,
infringe, restrict or violate—not ever, not at any time, not for any purpose
whatsoever.
You cannot say that “man has inalienable rights except in cold weather and on
every second Tuesday,” just as you cannot say that “man has inalienable rights
except in an emergency,” or “man’s rights cannot be violated except for a good
purpose.”
Either man’s rights are inalienable, or they are not. You cannot say a thing
such as “semi-inalienable” and consider yourself either honest or sane. When
you begin making conditions, reservations and exceptions, you admit that there
is something or someone above man’s rights, who may violate them at his
discretion. Who? Why, society—that is, the Collective. For what reason? For
the good of the Collective. Who decides when rights should be violated? The
Collective. If this is what you believe, move over to the side where you belong
and admit that you are a Collectivist.